What is Family Law?
When you hear the term Family Law, you might not know exactly what it means and what kinds of issues a Family Lawyer might be able to help you with. The team at Family Lawyers For You understand this. We know that if you need legal help with a family law matter, you will feel much better about your case if the procedures involved and the work your family lawyer will be doing on your behalf, are explained to you in a clear and concise way.
Family law in England and Wales can cover a range of different issues that might affect your family. Probably the most common legal cases our family lawyers will deal involve divorces, separations, children, cases of domestic abuse and financial disagreements between family members. Professional legal advice and support from one of our lawyers can make a big difference and can help to get you a satisfactory outcome to your case.
As family law solicitors, we understand that when you are looking for advice on a family law matter, your situation might be causing you distress, upset or concern. At times like these, when you have a lot on your mind, it can be difficult to think clearly and to make the best decisions in situations where you might have a lot at stake. Our professional family lawyers are here to make sure that you have access to the best possible legal advice during these difficult times.
What does a family lawyer do?
Family lawyers have to deal with a range of different issues, involving clients of all ages and often with very specific needs, such as those at risk of violence or vulnerable adults and children with care needs. At Family Lawyers For You our team will work to provide you with the legal representation you need, whether that is to ensure your safety, to arrange to meet your needs for care or in cases of divorce, to make sure that another member of your family is keeping to their agreements.
Family lawyers are involved in three main areas of work: cases involving divorce (and the distribution of assets), working with children and cases involving domestic violence. A large part of the work of a professional family lawyer involves advocacy on your behalf. This can be in court, negotiating with other parties or their solicitors over the phone or attending meetings and mediations to resolve the differences you might have with the other members of your family involved in the case. In all of these situations, the family lawyers at Family Lawyers for you will be working to get your views across and make sure that at the end of the case, you are left with a result that as far as possible meets your needs.
Understanding the issues
Great family lawyers are those that have an understanding of the issues that you, as a client, are facing with your family law problems. This means being able to work with your best interests in mind, whilst at the same time making sure that your family law case is conducted in a manner that is as constructive and non confrontational as possible. This can be a real benefit in family law cases where disagreements between family members can escalate if not handled professionally.
Every case with deal with here at Family Lawyers For You has its own unique characteristics and each of our clients will have different expectations for the outcome of their cases. Our professional family lawyers will work to achieve these expectations to the best of our ability but they will also let you know if the instructions they have been given by you to carry out would not be in your best interest.’