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The 16 Best Divorce Solicitors & Family Lawyers in Portishead & Nearby

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Louise Chipchase

Stowe Family Law
Somerset

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

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4.4 score

2174 reviews

Legal 500

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Appreciated for her robust and realistic representation and diligent, understanding approach, Louise Chipchase brings over 20 years of knowledge and expertise to her family and matrimonial caseload. A Regional Director at this widely acclaimed specialist Family Law firm, she offers a holistic and progressive approach to matrimonial law, recognising...

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Katy Zikking

Harbour Family Law
Clevedon

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

5.0 score

7 reviews

Founder and Director of a specialist Family Law firm, Katy Zikking is a highly regarded practitioner ranked Band 1 in the 2026 edition of Chambers UK. Known for her exceptional client care, emotional intelligence, and dedication, she advises on a wide range of matters arising from relationship breakdown, including...

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Katy kept it all together Provided an efficient, professional excellent service Guided me through a difficult time with great skill

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Mandy McCabe

Wards Solicitors
Clevedon

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

3.8 score

23 reviews

With 36 years of experience, Mandy McCabe is an expert and knowledgeable Family Law solicitor and Partner. Taking on a wide range of matrimonial matters, including divorce, financial disputes, children arrangements, cohabitation and domestic abuse. Through clear communication, she takes time to understand her clients, their situations, and goals,...

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Great service, very efficient Highly recommend Excellent service

Brenda Wong Robinson

Buckles Solicitors
Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

5.0 score

11 reviews

A specialist divorce lawyer with a particular talent for financial remedies after a relationship breakdown, Brenda Wong Robinson has 30 years of experience with complex matters involving high-net-worth individuals and international elements. Her work is varied and includes divorces, cross-border disputes, intricate financial arrangements and sensitive child-related issues. Her...

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Knowledgeable, sympathetic and helpful Was completely satisfied Professional and friendly

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Ian Walker

Walker Family Law
Weston-super-Mare

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

3.7 score

3 reviews

Award-winning Family Law solicitor Ian Walker is the founder of a specialist niche firm and has built an outstanding reputation over more than three decades in the legal profession. Qualifying as a solicitor in 1992, he advises on a comprehensive range of family and matrimonial matters, including divorce, separation,...

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Ashley Palminteri

The Family Law Practice
Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

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4.4 score

12 reviews

Ashley Palminteri is a highly competent and well-regarded family lawyer, recommended in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. Offering clients the benefit of his 31 years of experience, he is a Resolution-accredited specialist in complex and high-net-worth financial disputes as well as children matters. He is a...

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Deliver a first class service This is such a great law firm Highly recommend

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Sarah Green

Michelmores
Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

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3.7 score

3 reviews

Sarah Green is an award-winning Family Law solicitor, known for providing clear, strategic advice and resolving matters in a constructive and collaborative way wherever possible. A Partner in the Family team, she advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth and high-profile individuals, entrepreneurs, and farming families in the UK...

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Richard Sharp

Sharp Family Law
Bristol

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4.3 score

6 reviews

Trained Collaborative Lawyer Richard Sharp utilises his 35 years of experience as the founder of a specialist Family Law firm to help clients navigate the challenges of relationship breakdown with confidence and clarity. A pioneer of collaborative practice, he has played a leading role in the development of this...

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Alison Lippman

Battrick Clark
Redland, Bristol

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4.4 score

263 reviews

An expert Family Law solicitor, Alison Lippman, is a specialist in children law. Representing children, parents and extended family in proceedings brought by the Local Authority and other issues. Representing clients in numerous matters, she has advised in complex cases involving learning disability, mental health challenges, non-accidental injury, fabricated...

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Were great on both occasions Quick and efficient Great professional service

David Starkey

John Hodge Solicitors
Weston-super-Mare

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

4.7 score

69 reviews

With years of experience, Partner David Starkey is a highly respected Family Law solicitor, providing thoughtful, practical advice to clients navigating the challenges of relationship breakdown. He advises on a broad range of matters, including divorce, separation, financial settlements, cohabitation disputes and issues relating to children, tailoring his advice...

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Very pleased with the service I've been met with professionalism, courtesy and efficiency Advice given was sound

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James Myatt

Shakespeare Martineau
Central Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

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3.9 score

39 reviews

A Leading Partner (The Legal 500, 2026) and ranked Lawyer (Chambers and Partners, 2026), Collaborative Lawyer James Myatt is Director and Head of the Family Department and Personal Legal Services, bringing more than four decades of experience to his practice. He is particularly known for advising on financially and...

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Professional, nonjudgmental, attentive, human, communicative & up-front Excellent service all wrapped up within a limited time frame Fantastic legal support

Gareth Hughes

Barcan+Kirby
Bedminster, Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

4.7 score

192 reviews

Collaborative Lawyer Gareth Hughes is a Senior Associate specialising in financial matters arising from relationship breakdown. Having joined his firm as a Paralegal in 2012 and qualified as a solicitor in 2016, Gareth has built considerable Family Law experience and progressed through two promotions during his career. He advises...

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Brilliant service from start to finish, highly recommended Excellent company - really attentive and professional Provided an incredibly quick, thorough and professional service

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Bessie Hanson

Brigstow Family Law
Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

4.7 score

13 reviews

Bessie Hanson has 18 years of experience and is a dedicated Family Law professional, passionate about supporting those experiencing the end of a relationship. A Director at a well-regarded firm, she advises on a broad spectrum of family matters, with particular strength in financial disputes, arrangements for children and...

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I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to help me navigate the process Bessie's advice is sensible, concise and she has the ability to predict Allowed me to make informed decisions and prepare carefully in my own time

Jay Oberoi

Avon & Somerset Family Law
Weston-super-Mare

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

4.0 score

27 reviews

Known for her role in a high-profile Children Law case, Jay Oberoi has more than 27 years of Family Law experience, with a particular focus on children matters, domestic abuse and the protection of vulnerable families. She advises and represents children, parents and extended family members across both private...

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Clear advice and guidance and got me the result that I was looking for Professional, kept me in the loop from start to finish I dealt with Jay and Sarah and could not recommend them enough

Jo Morris

AMD Solicitors
Henleaze, Bristol

Serving Clients in Portishead

This family law solicitor is able to advise and represent clients in the Portishead area.

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4.7 score

89 reviews

With 20 years of experience, Jo Morris specialises in Family Law, offering clients a robust service. Being able to support clients in a wide range of issues, she helps clients with divorce, financial settlements, unmarried couple disputes and children matters. As a trained Collaborative Lawyer and member of The...

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Highly professional support Always felt we knew exactly what was going on A huge help and relief to know she was there

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Family Law Glossary

Advocacy

Advocacy is the act of the solicitor (or more typically, a barrister) putting their client's case to the court. This may happen if a case cannot be resolved via negotiation between the clients’ solicitors (e.g. a divorcing couple cannot come to an agreement on how their finances should be divided), and so the case may then have to go to court in order for a judge to enforce a solution.
CAFCASS

CAFCASS is an acronym for ‘Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service’. It is a public body that exists to consider the best interests of the children involved in family law cases. The officers at CAFCASS offer advice to family courts on what they think is in the best interests of the children involved as a result of their enquiries into a family setting. In some cases they are asked to produce a report for the court with recommendations that include who the children should live with, and what time they should spend with the other parent.
Child Arrangements Order

A child arrangements order is a court order that defines who is responsible for the care of a child, including who they live with and how often the child will have contact the parents. This type of order can be necessary if the parents cannot agree on how to share the care of their child/ren.
Collaborative Lawyer

A collaborative lawyer is trained to represent their client through a collaborative divorce process or family dispute. The clients on both sides sign up to to the collaborative divorce process which can involve them and their lawyers attending four-way meetings in order to negotiate and reach a formal agreement that avoids the need for any court hearings.
Consultant Solicitor/Lawyer

A consultant solicitor provides services on a self-employed basis or as a contractor, but typically does so under the umbrella of a law firm. The client will be represented by a consultant solicitor in the same way as they would if the solicitor was an employee of the firm, but once the client pays the firm for the consultant solicitor’s services, the firm will typically pay the consultant solicitor’s business (e.g. a Limited Company) a percentage of those fees, rather than pay a salary. In most cases, the differences between a salaried solicitor and a consultant solicitor relate to how the consultant solicitor is employed and paid. There is little to no noticeable difference for the client.
Prohibited Steps Order

A prohibited steps order is a court order usually applies to a parent and prevents them from conducting certain activities with their child/ren who are under 16 years old (such as preventing the parent from removing the child from school, or them taking the child abroad, or changing their surname). It also prevents the parent from exercising their parental responsibility.
Resolution

Resolution is an industry body with a membership made up primarily of family lawyers. As members, the lawyers agree to conduct their work in line with Resolution’s Code of Conduct which is based on taking a “non-confrontational approach to family law issues”. This means that the lawyer actively tries to reduce conflict between the parties and encourages families to put the best interests of any children first.
Specific Issue Order

A Specific Issue Order is a court order that sets out how a specific question or issue regarding a child should be addressed by the parents. This could be a specific issue that the parents cannot agree on, such as which school the child should attend, or if certain medical treatment should or shouldn’t be administered. If the parents cannot agree, the court can enforce an answer via a Specific Issue Order.
TOLATA (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act)

TOLATA relates to disputes between two individuals who have lived together and now disagree on a matter relating to their cohabitation. Most commonly, this relates to disputes over who owns the property, what the split of ownership is, or who should remain in the property.
The Legal 500

The Legal 500 is a directory of solicitors and firms, broken down by geographic region and legal discipline. Solicitors are ranked in The Legal 500 based on their merit and experience, using publicly available information and information supplied by the firm. Annually, The Legal 500 issues awards to individual law firms and solicitors such as ‘Leading Individual’, ‘Recommended Lawyer’, ‘Rising Star’ and ‘Leading Firm’. It is worth noting that the ‘500’ in the name does not refer to the number of firms/solicitors that are ranked, which is actually a significantly larger number. Nonetheless, it is still a highly regarded award in the legal profession.

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