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Fisher Meredith is an award winning London law firm with offices in Kennington, London and Richmond, Surrey. Our Family solicitors have an outstanding reputation for acting on behalf of individuals achieving highly successful results.

Since it was established in 1975, Fisher Meredith has gained a reputation for being approachable and ‘going the extra mile’ for its clients whilst maintaining ethical and socially responsible standards.

Fisher Meredith’s Family solicitors offer a range of legal services to help you deal with family and children disputes or make arrangements before entering into a relationship.

Divorce and Financial Disputes on Divorce

Divorce is the legal process that will bring a marriage to an end. A person must have been married for at least a year in order to apply for a divorce. Very often there are children and financial disputes that need to be dealt with as a result.

By working closely with Fisher Meredith’s Property and Children solicitors, our Family lawyers can provide legal expertise in children disputes and property transactions arising from divorce. To speak to one of our Divorce and Family solicitors please call 0800 0789 345.

We also offer a full range of legal services to deal with your divorce including Mediation and Collaborative Law.

Mediation

Family mediation is a voluntary process that enables separating couples to resolve their disputes without going to a family court. The goal of Mediation is to assist separating and divorcing couples to make arrangements for their children and in relation to finances.

To determine whether Family mediation is suitable for both parties involved in separation please call our trained Family mediators on 0800 0789 345.

Collaborative Law

Collaborative Law is a non-confrontational way of resolving issues arising from relationship breakdown. The aim of this approach is to resolve family disputes without having to attend court.

Some of the benefits of Collaborative Law include better control by both parties of the process, and a constructive and less stressful environment for conducting the discussions.

If you are considering divorce or civil partnership dissolution, contact our trained Collaborative lawyers on 0800 0789 345 to discuss if this is the right method for you.

Cohabitation

In contrast to married couples, cohabiting couples have no legal obligations towards one another that arise from their relationship, except in relation to common children. However, it is usually on separation that unmarried couples become, often painfully, aware of the limited legal rights they have.

It is strongly recommended to seek independent legal advice from a Family solicitor before living together in order to be fully aware of what rights each partner has and how to protect them.

Whether you are an unmarried couple considering separating or signing a cohabitation agreement, contact our Family Law team on 0800 0789 345.

Dissolution of Civil Partnerships

Although dissolution is a process that legally terminates a Civil Partnership, other issues arising as a result, such as child maintenance and financial disputes will have a separate procedure. In order to apply for dissolution a person must have been in a Civil Partnership for at least a year.

Many same sex couples in a civil partnership do not fully realise their rights and what they can expect should their relationship breakdown. To discuss your individual case with one of our Family Law solicitors please call 0800 0789 345.

Domestic Violence

Verbal abuse, physical aggression or assault, sexual abuse, neglect, emotional manipulation and financial control are just some of the behaviours classified as domestic violence. Domestic abuse can happen amongst married, dating and cohabiting couples.

If there is an immediate danger, it is essential to call the police to seek urgent help.

Our specialist domestic violence team within the Family and Children Law department is dedicated to seeking protection for clients and making urgent court applications. To speak to one of our Family Law solicitors please call 0800 0789 345.

Pre- and Posnuptial Agreements

Prenuptial agreements, similarly to precivil partnership agreements, set out what should happen to a couple’s assets in the event their marriage or civil partnership breaks down. Postnuptial agreements deal with the same issues but are taken out during marriage or civil partnership rather than before.

It is essential to follow legal requirements when signing these agreements hence downloading a prenuptial contract without specialist legal knowledge of a Family solicitor can disadvantage either party at a later date.

If you are considering a pre- or postnuptial agreement, our Family solicitors can draft a bespoke agreement to suit your specific circumstances. Please call 0800 0789 345 to speak to one of our Family solicitors.

What should I do now?

If you are going through a relationship breakdown or wish to make an agreement before entering into a relationship, Fisher Meredith’s Family solicitors can provide you with quality legal advice to achieve the best possible outcome for you.

For initial advice or to arrange a meeting with one of our Family Law solicitors, please contact our helpline free from UK landlines on 0800 0789 345.

Why use Fisher Meredith?

Fisher Meredith’s Family Law department is consistently ranked in the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 directories. The department is headed by founding partner Eileen Pembridge who is quoted in Chambers and Partners as someone who is ‘unwilling to give up’ and ‘a fighter’.

Many of the Family solicitors at Fisher Meredith are accredited members of Resolution and the Law Society’s Family Law Panel.