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The 11 Best Divorce Solicitors & Family Lawyers in Eastbourne & Nearby

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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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4.5 score

1541 reviews

Legal 500

Recommended Solicitor

With an exceptional reputation and track record in family, children and divorce matters, Emma is an accomplished Managing Partner at this highly reputable family law firm. Bringing over 24 years’ experience to her varied caseload, she provides advice and representation to individuals who are married, in a civil partnership, or cohabiting. Emma is particularly skilled in Children Act matters, including applications for child arrangements, often involving complicating factors such as mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence. She is also specialised in complex financial disputes arising from relationship breakdown, including cases involving substantial income and capital, business and trust assets, and those with an international dimension. Emma holds Resolution membership, as well as an accredited specialism in financial provision and children law. Fully understanding the challenges and emotional issues that clients face following a relationship breakdown, having experienced a divorce herself, Emma brings the perfect blend of empathy, practical support, and tenacity in order to secure the best possible outcome for her clients. Play the law firm’s video.

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Phillip A. Rhodes

Slater Heelis
East Sussex

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

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4.9 score

1335 reviews

Known for his professional, tenacious, and no-nonsense approach to cases whilst always acting with consideration, respect and honesty, Philip is a widely sought after family law specialist and a Partner at this reputable full-service law firm. Receiving recognition in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 as a ‘Recommended...

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Thank you for your steady and very capable handling of my case To say highly recommend doesn’t do justice to the way I feel Professional in handling my case with a terrific result.

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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

4 reviews

A highly skilled solicitor with over 23 years' experience, Catherine is a specialist in the field of matrimonial and family law. A Partner in the firm, she specialises in matrimonial finances and has represented a number of high profile and high-net-worth clients, as well as providing advice on matters...

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Mayo Wynne Baxter
Eastbourne

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

4.3 score

32 reviews

Known for providing excellent care and guiding clients through the legal process with the utmost ease and reassurance, Karen is an experienced and committed family law specialist and Partner at the firm. She represents clients in all areas of family law including divorce, complex financial matters, involving non-disclosure, dissipation...

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Very responsive Concerned lawyers who are efficient Would absolutely recommend

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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.

4.9 score

18 reviews

Joint Head of the Family Law department, Laura has specialised in family law since 2009 and deals with a range of matters including divorce, civil partnership dissolution and cohabitation arrangements, particularly where children and finance are involved. As well as conducting cases, she frequently represents clients in court, having...

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Thoughtful and professional Professional, prompt and reasonable services Claire was wonderfully calm and reassuring

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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

63 reviews

Partner in the Family Law team at this Eastbourne based firm, Giles has a successful track record practising exclusively in this area of law for over 30 years. With a wealth of experience in supporting clients with issues arising from the breakdown of their relationships (or as they enter...

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Professionalism, attention to detail and very personable approach Everything that was needed was addressed and comprehensively covered Supported throughout

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

With an excellent reputation in the field of family law, Zoë is noted as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the 2023 edition of The Legal 500 and ranked in Chambers & Partners, being described as someone who “has great attention to detail and forensic skills making her a very strong...

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What you will definitely need is a Zoë Summers, I cannot thank Zoë enough Cannot recommend Zoe highly enough She helped me through a difficult time with sound efficient advice

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Taylor Rose
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

5.0 score

83 reviews

A Partner at the firm and an experienced and well respected childcare solicitor, Barbara has secured a reputation for offering practical, honest and sensitive advice to her clients. Primarily handling public law children cases, she acts on behalf of children, either through their CAFCASS Guardian or on direct instructions,...

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The service is excellent Helpful, knowledgeable and responsive Definitely recommend

Tim Stirmey

Cramp & Mullaney
Eastbourne

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

4.8 score

61 reviews

Joining the firm as a trainee solicitor in 1997 and rising to Partner level, Tim is a longstanding and well respected family law solicitor. He acts for a range of individuals in all family matters with a particular specialism in public law family work. Tim is an Adult Representative...

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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.

4.3 score

37 reviews

A longstanding member of the firm and a leading family law expert in the Eastbourne area, Guy can oversee all aspects of matrimonial and family related matters. A large amount of his work involves advising on the financial aspects of divorce and property disputes between unmarried couples and he...

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Tia Harrison

Heringtons
Hastings

Serving Clients in Eastbourne

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

3.8 score

22 reviews

Offering excellent knowledge of the law and support and care to her clients, Tia is a talented family and divorce solicitor serving the Eastbourne area. She advises both married and unmarried couples on all aspects of divorce and separation, including matters relating to finances and arrangements for children. Tia...

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I am extremely grateful to her Felt fully supported and my best interests were always the prime consideration Very happy with the services from Heringtons

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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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The 11 Best Divorce Solicitors & Family Lawyers in Eastbourne & Nearby