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The 12 Best Divorce Lawyers & Family Solicitors in North Shields & Nearby

12 Family Law Solicitors & Divorce Lawyers Near You

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Nicky Hunter

Stowe Family Law
North Shields

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4.6 score

1530 reviews

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Standing out for her ability to deliver pragmatic and realistic family law advice and to offer creative solutions across the full spectrum of family law issues, Nicky is a highly regarded family law expert at this specialist family law firm. She has over 20 years’ experience in working with married and unmarried couples on a range of matters including separation and divorce, financial disputes, and arrangements for children. Nicky is committed to tackling complex and challenging cases, often involving high asset values, business interests, trust interests and pension sharing. She is also well versed in advising individuals who are looking to protect their assets in the form of nuptial agreements and living together agreements. Another key area of Nicky’s work is cases relating to children and she has vast expertise in advising families in care proceedings issued by the Local Authority or when CAFCASS Children’s Guardians are involved. Practising as a collaborative lawyer, and a member of Resolution, Nicky aims to reach negotiated settlements, ensuring the needs of the children are prioritised, but is also able to robustly represent her clients in court when required. Play the law firm’s video.

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Nicky is a breath of fresh air and made me feel at ease straight away Handled my case with professionalism and courtesy We honestly couldn't have chosen better

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Clare Usher

Hindle Campbell Law
North Shields

4.3 score

55 reviews

Heading up the Family Department at this progressive law firm, Clare has an enviable track record in successfully handling family matters arising from a relationship breakdown. Boasting a 25 year career, she provides advice and assistance on divorce, separation and all issues relating to children and finances including acting...

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Can't recommend them enough Outstanding service for Family Law Excellent service

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Tracy J. Taylor

Kidd Spoor Taylor
North Shields

4.6 score

9 reviews

Principal Solicitor at this trusted law firm, Tracy holds a strong reputation for her work in family law, practising in this area of law for more than 35 years. A member of The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme and the Children Law Accreditation Scheme, she advises and represents...

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Andrea Hewitson

BHP Law
Tynemouth

4.3 score

6 reviews

A specialist family law solicitor with over 30 years’ experience, Andrea can support her clients on a number of family law issues including divorce, financial matters on divorce/separation, disputes over arrangements for children, care proceedings, domestic abuse cases, and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. An advocate for alternate dispute resolution...

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Paul Dodds

Paul Dodds Law
Wallsend

4.3 score

63 reviews

Adopting a solutions focused approach to his family law cases, Paul is a Senior Partner at the firm and Head of the Family Law Department. Offering legal advice and representation since 1979, he has vast expertise and knowledge on the full range of matters including divorce, separation, asset division...

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Always executed in a polite, professional, efficient & timely manner Staff are excellent with a no nonsense approach This firm truly cares about its clients

Christian Butler

Hay & Kilner
Wallsend

4.4 score

27 reviews

Known for his fearless dedication to pursuing the best possible outcome for his clients, yet empathetic and sincere in his approach, Christian is a highly regarded family lawyer and divorce solicitor. Partner at this full-service law practice, he accepts instructions on all aspects of family and matrimonial law, including...

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Very friendly They came highly recommended Genuinely interested to get my legal issue sorted as quickly and smoothly

Julia Halling

Forresters
Jarrow

4.3 score

36 reviews

Julia is a Director at the firm and is Head of the family department. She is a specialist family law solicitor with over 20 years of experience in matrimonial work. She regularly represents children, parents, grandparents, and other family members in care proceedings and in cases when social services...

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Given the best advice possible & I would recommend Forresters to everyone Excellent solicitors, extremely professional, so friendly and helpful Upfront & direct, don't beat around the bush, professional & informative

Carolyne Hargreaves

PGS Law
Tyneside

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4.4 score

38 reviews

Partner and Head of the Family Department and Legal Aid Supervisor for the firm, Carolyne has specialised in family law for over 20 years, building an excellent reputation across the north east region. Her varied caseload includes advising on divorce and separation, children matters, financial relief, cohabitation disputes, care...

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Staff welcoming, solicitor very knowledgeable At all times the advice has been superb Highly professional, nothing is to much trouble

Lisa Russell

David Gray
South Shields

4.7 score

15 reviews

Specialising in family law for over 16 years, Lisa prides herself on bringing sensitivity and compassion to her role, which includes advising clients in all areas of family law involving divorce, financial settlements, domestic abuse, pre-nuptial agreements, cohabitation disputes, civil partnership dissolutions, child abduction, child arrangements, surrogacy, and care...

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A+ Excellent service Very efficient

Colette Stroud

Colette Stroud Family Law
Whitley Bay

3.4 score

5 reviews

Colette qualified as a solicitor in 1986 and has over 30 years’ experience in dealing with all aspects of relationship breakdown. She believes that although separation can be difficult to come to terms with at the end of a relationship, there are always choices about how to deal with...

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Extremely satisfied with her approach, attention to detail and the outcome I can't think of anyone better to have on your side I would highly recommend Colette Stroud for Family Law

Gill Wright

Hannays
South Shields

3.9 score

38 reviews

Director and Head of the Children and Family team at this reputable firm, Gill has been a specialist family lawyer and divorce solicitor for 25 years. Specialising in children law and a member of The Law Society Children Law Accreditation Scheme since 1998, she is able to act on...

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Very professional & good customer care Excellent staff and excellent service Consummate professionals. Highly recommended

Julie Nicholson

Alderson Law
Whitley Bay

3.5 score

4 reviews

Julie has a strong reputation in the field of family law built up over the last 25 years in practice. She has a wealth of knowledge and expertise to bring to her cases in relation to divorce, separation, related financial issues and complex children cases, often involving residence and...

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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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