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The 12 Best Divorce Solicitors & Family Lawyers in Eastbourne & Nearby

12 Family Law Solicitors & Divorce Lawyers Near You

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Emma Newman

Stowe Family Law
East Sussex

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

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4.4 score

2174 reviews

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As a Managing Partner at a nationally recognised Family Law firm, Emma Newman has dedicated her 25-year career to the niche. She is among the most sought-after divorce solicitors, with an excellent track record in all family and matrimonial law. She takes instructions from married couples, parents, those in...

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Kim J Aucott

Slater Heelis
East Sussex

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

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4.7 score

1718 reviews

Consistently recognised in The Legal 500 and the 2026 edition of Chambers & Partners for her excellence in Family Law, as well as being a finalist in the LexisNexis Family Law Awards for ‘Family Team of the Year’, Kim J Aucott is a highly proficient solicitor and mediator with...

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I felt handled with compassion and patience throughout Able to efficiently deal with all your requirements and problems We were very pleased with the excellent service

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Nicole Lawton

Stephen Rimmer
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.6 score

400 reviews

With 28 years of experience, Nicole Lawton is a highly accomplished Family Law specialist known for her measured advice and solution-focused approach. She supports clients across divorce, separation, financial settlements, child arrangements, and pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, combining strong negotiation skills with practical problem-solving. Nicole holds advanced accreditations through...

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Friendly, knowledgeable, there when needed and timely in the response Team were professional and a pleasure to deal with Excellent service and excellent communication throughout

Marie Stock

Mayo Wynne Baxter
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.5 score

51 reviews

Partner Marie Stock is well known for her commitment and professionalism in supporting clients through the end of a relationship. With over 18 years’ experience, she advises on a wide range of matters including divorce, financial remedy, separation agreements, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, child arrangements, disputes involving unmarried couples,...

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Everyone seems very empathetic and understanding A most professional organisation with excellent and timely communications Professional service

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Zoë Summers

Family Law Partners
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

5.0 score

2 reviews

Collaborative Lawyer Zoë Summers is an accomplished Family Law specialist recognised by both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK for her meticulous approach and client-focused service. With more than 15 years of experience, she advises clients in the UK and overseas on divorce, sophisticated financial remedy cases involving trusts,...

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Kind & caring support, and she always responded quickly What you will definitely need is a Zoë Summers, I cannot thank Zoë enough Felt totally supported by her and I thoroughly recommend her

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Linda Lamb

LSL Family Law
Brighton & Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.4 score

7 reviews

Founder of her own specialist Family Law firm, Linda Lamb is a widely recognised expert with over 25 years of experience. Known for her calm and measured approach, Linda advises clients on a broad range of complex family matters, including divorce, separation, civil partnership dissolution, cohabitation disputes, nuptial agreements,...

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I felt in good hands throughout the process Professionalism, friendliness and understanding No better person to guide you through the process

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Guy Brown

Hart Reade Solicitors
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.1 score

51 reviews

Guy Brown is the Co-Head of the Family Law Department at this well-established law firm and is a long-serving member of the firm. Highly experienced, he takes on all matters of matrimonial law, including divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, separation, financial aspects, property disputes, nuptial agreements, separation agreements and...

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Excellent, professional service I felt in safe hands Dealt with my affairs professionally and sensitively

Catherine Taylor

Butters David Grey
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

5.0 score

5 reviews

Partner Catherine Taylor has more than 30 years of experience in Family Law and is recognised for combining extensive legal expertise with a robust yet approachable manner. Since qualifying, she has built a strong reputation advising on matters including divorce, civil partnership dissolution, children issues, cohabitation disputes, and nuptial...

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Tim Stirmey

Cramp & Mullaney
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.9 score

85 reviews

As one of the longest serving members of a respected law firm, Tim Stirmey brings nearly three decades of experience to his role as Partner and Family Law specialist. Tim is particularly known for his work in public law family matters, where he supports parents through complex cases involving...

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Will definitely use again Would highly recommend Good advice and support

Laura Sherlock

Emin Read Solicitors
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.8 score

21 reviews

Having specialised in Family Law for 16 years, Laura Sherlock is a Joint Head of the Family Law department and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, bringing depth, clarity and reassurance to every case she handles. She supports clients through divorce, separation, civil partnership dissolution and...

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Their professionalism and knowledge outshines others Thoughtful and professional Claire was wonderfully calm and reassuring

Giles Robinson

Gaby Hardwicke
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.6 score

78 reviews

Nationally recognised as an expert on Family Law matters, Giles Robinson is a Partner at a well-known legal firm. With extensive experience in the niche, he offers representation in numerous matters, including divorce, dissolution of civil partnerships, separation, the financial consequences, children law, nuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements. He...

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Everything that was needed was addressed and comprehensively covered Recommend them to anybody Amazing

Tia Harrison

Heringtons
Hastings

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.4 score

64 reviews

With 14 years of experience, Partner Tia Harrison is an expert divorce solicitor, supporting clients in numerous Family Law matters. She helps clients in cases relating to divorce, separation, financial disputes following the end of a relationship, domestic abuse, parental alienation, international relocation and arrangements for children. Her diverse...

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Offering advice, support and guidance every step of the way I would have no hesitation in recommending them fully The reassurance and steady guidance that made all the difference

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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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