Name: Hewitsons Solicitors

Description: Generally, when people think of family law, it is in the context of relationship breakdown and divorce. Sometimes, the law may seem to have little in common with family life and legal processes can appear daunting. Hewitsons have a dedicated team of family lawyers who specialise in guiding clients through marital and relationship breakdowns with tact and sensitivity. We are committed to resolving matters in a constructive, cost effective and sympathetic manner. Our commitment to quality of service and personal attention enables us to preserve a workable relationship between the parties whilst helping to secure the most advantageous division of the family assets.

Our team is led by Ian Pattinson, who has more than twenty-five years experience of handling complicated and difficult family matters. He is recognised as a leading individual in his field, and has a particular reputation for advocacy. Ian also specialises in complex financial claims. He holds the Resolution Accreditation as a specialist in both Advocacy and Advanced Financial Provision. Less than 100 family lawyers in the country currently hold this particular qualification, whilst the number of specialist advocates is less than 120. In addition we are able, unlike many other firms, to offer a service at partner level to clients who prefer to see either a male or female lawyer. Teresa Brown, who works with Ian, has handled a number of high value cases involving agricultural assets.

Our family lawyers are members of the Solicitors' Family Law Association - now to be known as "Resolution - First for Family Law". We accordingly adopt, wherever possible, the conciliatory approach recommended by Resolution, and are committed to resolving matters without unnecessary acrimony. The objective must always be to settle a dispute by agreement, negotiated as swiftly and amicably as the situation will permit. This is particularly important where children are involved and can also mean that a settlement is achieved more cost effectively.

In most cases, the degree of disagreement between the parties is directly referable to the legal costs which the matter generates. Accordingly, the greater the level of dispute between the parties, the more the matrimonial resources (not only financial) are likely to be depleted.

We are also firm advocates of alternative means of dispute resolution, including independent mediation.

People often assume that, when a relationship ends, divorce represents the only outcome. However, for some couples, initially the best option may be to spend a period of time living separately. This may offer the opportunity to explore a reconciliation or alternatively to move towards a permanent ending of the relationship.

Although you may decide that you do not wish to begin Court proceedings, arrangements can still be made to deal with issues relating to your children, property and income. We can assist you in negotiating these matters with your spouse to try and achieve a workable outcome.

In relation to financial matters, we will encourage an amicable and constructive approach designed to ensure full and accurate disclosure of your respective financial positions leading to a negotiated agreement. This can then be drawn up as a legal document known as a Separation Deed or Separation Agreement. The document can cover a wide variety of aspects.

Category: Cambridgeshire

Url: http://www.hewitsons.com/

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