Description: Separation is never easy.

It is a time of disappointment, possibly disillusionment, and certainly worry about what is to happen in the future. Hardly the ideal moment to have to sort through many complicated issues:

the children
the house
your income and finances
your future security
your belongings
your ex-relatives
how to pay for this process

Each case is different and we recommend that you speak to a lawyer in person at the earliest opportunity.

5 Reasons to choose us

Reason 1 - Free initial advice - come and talk to us and find out where you stand and what can be done about it. A no obligation meeting will give you a clearer picture of the situation.

Reason 2 - Out of hours appointments. Busy? then make an appointment to come and see us before or after work.

Reason 3 - We have offices located in Wigston, Uppingham Road and Market Harborough, so you can make an appointment to see us at which ever office is more convenient for you.

Reason 4 - We will bill you monthly for our services so you can work out your finances each month.

Reason 5 - Janet Hopkins is a member of the Solicitors Family Law Association whose stated aim is to reduce contention and hostility in these matters and help families to move to a different life structure with minimum pain and trauma.

Divorce proceedings are private. The details in the petition will not be published. But you will have to set out in your petition the reason for the breakdown for your marriage.

It may be that you want to divorce without laying any blame, but you can't do that until you have been separated for two years. If you want to divorce sooner than that, you will have to use either adultery or unreasonable behaviour. These are the two facts that the press call 'quickie divorces'.

It is not that they are any quicker to deal with, it is just that they do not have a time requirement before you can start. The details you plead in such a petition must necessarily lay the blame for the breakdown of your marriage on the other side, and the other side will read it. So the matter is essentially contentious.

We would advise that you keep the particulars as brief as possible, while still setting out clearly why you feel the marriage has broken down. If you have children, you should try and keep alive the possibility of an on-going relationship with your spouse as parents to your children - for the children's own sakes.

Category: Leicestershire

Url: http://www.lawson-west.co.uk/

Date: 6 Mar 2006

Current Rating: 9.00

Number of Reviews/Comments: 0