Our family law department covers a wide range of work including divorce, financial settlements, separation agreements, issues concerning unmarried couples and their property, arrangements for the children such as where they are to live, disagreements over contact and whether their names can be changed, prenuptial agreements and disputes over the estate of someone who has died.
Ruth also has a great deal of experience in conveyancing and can deal with arrangements for remortgaging your home or transferring its ownership. Some family law specialists send you off to a different department or even another firm when conveyancing issues arise which can cause delay and extra expense. We can give you an all round service.
Ruth has over thirty years of experience as a solicitor, mostly in family law. She has a certificate in Therapeutic Counselling and has links with other experts such as psychotherapists, counsellors, financial and pension advisers who can help you.
She trained as a collaborative lawyer 5 years ago. This enables a separating couple to deal with their divorce in a more dignified way, involving the court only to approve the settlement they reach. Details of how this process works are explained on the Divorce Aid website.
Collaborative law is not appropriate for everyone and Ruth always talks through the options with you so you can decide which approach is the best and most cost effective for you. She has links with several mediation services which can help you to keep the level of costs down.