We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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We provide a wide range of legal services to businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
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Our team of specialist divorce solicitors are recognised in Tier 1 of Legal 500 UK – an independent and definitive guide to the best law firms in the UK – and will ensure you are guided and supported considerately during what can be a difficult and sometimes traumatic process.
The size and strength of our team of divorce solicitors enables us to take immediate legal action if and when necessary, including making urgent Court applications. Our family team of divorce lawyers includes members of the Law Society’s Family Panel and accredited Resolution specialists.
The breakdown of any relationship is often upsetting and painful, particularly where children are involved. We understand that some of the most important decisions you will make regarding your children, home or business need to be made at this time and our divorce solicitors will do everything we can to prioritise what is most important to you.
You want matters resolved as quickly and as painlessly as possible so that you can move on with your life. A specialist Pinney Talfourd divorce lawyer will ensure you receive a proactive, rather than reactive, service. Each client’s circumstances are different, and with us you can rest assured that your individual, specific needs will be paramount.
We are happy to meet you wherever, whenever, at a time and place most convenient to you to provide clear, practical, responsive and effective legal advice. Call us, email, or arrange a consultation through the ‘Get in touch’ form on our website. You can also visit one of our many offices throughout Essex and London.
If you need divorce solicitors to understand you and provide the swift and appropriate resolution you need, contact us today.
The Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 came into force on 6th April 2022. This gives effect to what is commonly called “no fault” divorce. Either party may apply for a divorce after one year of marriage on the basis that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. This can be an application by one or both parties jointly. The divorce can only be disputed by challenging the jurisdiction of the Court or the validity of the marriage.
The Court fee is currently £593. The applicant(s) must wait a minimum of 20 weeks before they can apply for the Conditional Order and it is at this point that the Court can approve any financial agreement reached between the parties. There is then a further wait of at least 6 weeks before the Final Order can be obtained. The whole process now takes approximately 7 to 12 months depending upon your circumstances.
It is important that a financial remedy order is approved at the same time to ensure that all the financial claims you have against each other are fully dealt with. It is important that you have legal advice from experienced, specialist divorce solicitors to do so.
Yes. There is the potential that you may be given very short notice of the divorce being submitted by your spouse as they now have 28 days to serve the respondent from the date they issue it.
Further, even though you may decide to apply jointly for the divorce, this does not guarantee you will continue as joint applicants in the divorce application. Perhaps because of further deterioration of the relationship with the other party, or where the other party is not taking the necessary action to progress the application, it is possible to ‘switch’ the application from joint to sole. This can only happen at conditional and final order application stage.
Lastly, it is important to remain fully aware of the timetable of the divorce so that you can protect your rights as a spouse, until you have a financial order in place.
There is a court fee for submitting an application for divorce. This is currently £593. The applicant will need to submit a copy of the marriage certificate.
It is the Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. it came into effect from 6 April 2022
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