Relationship breakdown

For our fact sheet regarding divorce, please click here.

The law relating to married people who wish to divorce and unmarried but co-habiting people who wish to separate is entirely different. Our highly qualified legal team have many years of experience and possess the commitment and determination needed to deal with difficult and unreasonable circumstances.

Difficulties tend to lie in resolving the practical issues, such as how to separate, where to live, arrangements for the children and any money matters. The mechanics of achieving a settlement for a relationship breakdown is reasonably straightforward, particularly for couples who are able to continue to communicate and discuss matters together in a sensible fashion.

There is a great legal difference in resolving financial matters between married and unmarried couples and much more information is to be found on our ‘Financial’ page.