Ending a relationship can be tough, with lots of emotions to work through as well as various legal and practical issues to resolve. Our expert Divorce and Civil Partnership Dissolution Solicitors can guide you forward in the best way for your future and that of your loved ones.
At Butcher & Barlow, our sensitive, personable approach is backed by keen legal expertise and a determination to secure the best possible outcome for our clients. We will adapt to your unique circumstances and the way you want your separation to be handled.
You may be worried about issues such as what sort of financial settlement you will get, what will happen to the family home or what arrangements for your children will look like. Our experts can put your mind at ease with clear advice on your rights and what you can expect to achieve. We will then support you through all of the steps needed to get you there.
Have a question? Please see our divorce and dissolution FAQs or get in touch.
Our experts can help you with matters including:
- Applying for and obtaining a divorce or dissolution
- Reaching a financial settlement
- Making arrangements for children
- Protective measures if you are suffering from abusive behaviour
Reasons to choose Butcher & Barlow for your divorce or dissolution
- Free initial assessment for most family law issues
- Affordable, fixed fees offered wherever possible
- Legal aid available for qualifying cases
- An experienced Family Team including members and accredited specialists of leading associations, such as the Law Society’s Children Accreditation Scheme and Advanced Family Law Panel, as well as the family law association, Resolution.
- Branches throughout Cheshire and Greater Manchester, offering expertise on your doorstep
Contact our Divorce and Civil Partnership Solicitors in the North West of England
To discuss the option of a divorce or civil partnership dissolution and access specialist legal support, please contact us at Butcher & Barlow.
You can call us on +44 (0)161 764 4062 or email enquiries@butcher-barlow.co.uk.
What do our clients say about us?
“Would highly recommend Butcher & Barlow. Professional, legal knowledge second to none and clear precise advice. Excellent all round.”
“At a very stressful time they represented us in a family matter. Throughout the whole proceedings they were completely professional, kept us informed at every stage and supported us on the lead up to and throughout the court proceedings. All staff involved with our case were friendly, courteous and respectful.”
“Excellent service from Angela Gleave for my divorce, professional, efficient and very helpful, very happy with the service I received and would definitely recommend.”
“I dealt with Cathy, and I cannot recommend her enough, she reassured me, had unbelievable knowledge and compassion. I honestly would have had a breakdown without her help in my case. Would 100% recommend this company and Cathy to assist.”
Our divorce services
Divorce application and proceedings
Going through a divorce is naturally a difficult time, yet having high-quality legal support can make the situation less stressful, by ensuring that the process is completed promptly and that any issues are handled swiftly.
Our Divorce Lawyers can provide help throughout every stage of the divorce proceedings, including making the divorce application, applying for a Conditional Order, and later, a Final Order, which confirms the legal end of the marriage.
Financial settlement
When you are going through a divorce one of the most important tasks to organise is reaching a financial settlement. This involves dividing the marital assets between both spouses, including property, pensions, savings and other assets.
In most situations, separating spouses will want to attempt to reach a voluntary financial settlement between themselves and our Solicitors can help explain the way forward and support this. They can negotiate directly where needed, or help with an alternative dispute resolution process such as mediation.
If negotiation, mediation, collaborative law, or another alternative dispute resolution process is not appropriate or is unsuccessful, the parting spouses will need to attend Court, applying for a Financial Order to divide their finances.
Our expert Divorce Solicitors at Butcher & Barlow have much experience and practical advice to offer in helping clients to divide their finances, protecting their interests, and dealing with any issues that may arise.
Child arrangements
Going through a divorce can be particularly difficult where children are involved, and making arrangements for them can be both emotional and complicated.
Our Divorce Solicitors at Butcher & Barlow can offer comprehensive support to help couples to arrange where their children will live, including making shared care arrangements if necessary. We can also help you to finalise how child contact will work, and potentially, agree on child maintenance payments.
We can help divorcing couples with practical advice and, if appropriate, to make arrangements by agreement, for example by using alternative dispute resolution processes like mediation, or where necessary to get help from the Court to obtain orders for the welfare of you and your children.
Our civil partnership dissolution services
Obtaining a civil partnership dissolution
The process to obtain a civil partnership dissolution is similar to the divorce process. Individuals or couples wishing to apply will need to complete a civil partnership dissolution form, and later apply to obtain a Conditional Order and a Final Order, to officially dissolve the civil partnership.
At Butcher & Barlow, our expert Civil Partnership Dissolution Solicitors have much experience assisting clients to dissolve their partnerships, solving any issues that may arise during the process.
Reaching a financial settlement
When going through a civil partnership dissolution, you will likely need to reach a financial settlement, to separate your finances from those of your partner.
Our Solicitors can assist you to negotiate toward a voluntary financial settlement, determining how your assets and liabilities will be split between the two of you.
The goal is to achieve a division of assets that’s fair in your circumstances, yet often partners disagree on how finances should be split. If we cannot assist you to agree using an alternative dispute resolution process, we can help you to go through Court proceedings to reach a financial settlement.
Child arrangements
If you have children and you are going through a civil partnership dissolution, you will need to make arrangements regarding where your children will live, how child care will be divided between both parents, as well as child contact matters.
Our Solicitors at Butcher & Barlow can offer legal advice and common sense know-how with arrangements for children, helping our clients to end their relationship in a way that keeps their children’s best interests at the forefront.
To get support with your problem today, please get in touch.
