Our experienced family team can advise and assist you if you are having difficulties due to the ending of a relationship.
This may include: divorce proceedings from a spouse, disputes that arise between cohabiting couples or as a result of the breakdown of a civil partnership. There may be financial issues that need to be resolved and you may have concerns about future arrangements for your children. We are able to advise and assist you throughout this difficult time.
Whether you are married or not, facing divorce or separation, with or without children and whether or not you have financial and/or property matters to be resolved, you now have a choice as to how the issues that relate to you are dealt with. You can choose either:
Our Family Law Service The traditional method of resolving these issues by instructing a family lawyer to negotiate with your former partner's lawyer on your behalf, and make an application to the court if issues cannot be resolved in negotiation.
Family Mediation In addition to our traditional legal family practice Chapman & Chubb can also offer a family mediation service to assist divorcing or separating couples resolve issues without recourse to the courts.
Collaborative Law Collaborative practice is a new way of resolving family law matters including divorce, separation and parenting disputes.