Divorce Lawyer

If you are searching for a divorce lawyer, chances are that you are separating from your spouse and need the support and guidance of a solicitor specialising in this niche area of law. With decades of experience assisting clients with divorce and other family law matters, the expert team at Birch & Co is ideally placed to help.

Reach out to Birch & Co’s specialist and supportive team today. Call us on 0191 284 5030 or complete a Free Online Enquiry now to get a bespoke fixed price estimate.

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What Does A Divorce Lawyer Do?

Our divorce lawyers offer support and guidance on the full spectrum of family law matters, including the following:

• Advising You On Where You Stand

The first role our divorce lawyers perform when we meet with you is to tell you, honestly, where you stand and your options. This means listening to your circumstances, understanding your concerns and priorities, and then setting out what a reasonable outcome looks like, including the things you can fairly expect and the things you cannot. Much of our value here lies in judgement built up over many years, which allows us to easily identify the strengths and weaknesses in your position and that of the other party.

• Handling The Financial Issues

Working out how a couple’s assets should be divided is often one of the most hard-fought issues to arise from a divorce. A divorce lawyer’s work in this area begins with disclosure, meaning the exchange of full financial information between both parties, covering property, savings, pensions, income, debts, and any business interests. We assist you in collating the information required for your own disclosure, and make sure that the other party’s disclosure is complete, question figures and valuations that look doubtful, and identify anything that appears to be missing.

Once we have all the required information, we advise on how the assets should fairly be divided and seek to negotiate a settlement on your behalf. Pensions deserve particular mention, because they are often the second largest asset after the family home and are regularly undervalued or overlooked by people dealing with matters without legal support.

• Sorting Out Arrangements For Children

Where there are children, our divorce lawyers help you settle where they will live and how they will spend time with each parent. Most of our work in this area centres around reaching a sensible agreement rather than fighting, and we ensure that the discussions remain focused on the children’s needs rather than on the differences between the parents.

Our overarching aim is to identify an arrangement that works for the children, and one agreed by the parents between themselves tends to be more durable than those imposed by a third party following a dispute. Our divorce lawyers always encourage agreement wherever it is possible, and will only turn to the court where there is genuinely no other way of resolving matters.

• Turning An Agreement Into Something Binding

An agreement reached between separating spouses, however amicable, is not legally binding on its own. It has to be recorded in a financial order and approved by the court before it takes effect, and until that happens the financial claims each spouse has against the other remain open.

Our divorce lawyers regularly draw up orders on behalf of our clients, making sure they reflect what was actually agreed and, where appropriate, provide a clean break so that neither of you can bring further claims in the future.

• Representing You If The Matter Reaches Court

Most divorces are settled without a contested hearing, but where agreement cannot be reached, our divorce lawyers will represent you effectively in court. This involves preparing your case, presenting your position, and, in more complex or hard-fought matters, instructing a barrister to conduct the final hearing.

Speak To Birch & Co

Our family law team specialises in divorce work, and we approach every case with a clear preference for resolving matters constructively, quickly, and cost-effectively. As proud members of Resolution, we look first to settle by agreement and make good use of mediation where it helps, turning to the court only where it is genuinely necessary. We set out a fixed price estimate at the start so you know what the work will cost, and we explain things in plain language at every stage.

If you are considering instructing a divorce lawyer in the Northeast, our family law team can advise you on your position and take on as much of the work as you need.

Reach out to our supportive and experienced team today. Call us on 0191 284 5030 or complete a Free Online Enquiry to receive a clear, fixed price estimate for your matter.