Family Law & Divorce Solicitors

 

Ellisons’ experienced Family and Divorce Solicitors in Essex and Suffolk have established a reputation for providing a high quality, cost effective service, coupled with objective and realistic expert advice.

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Lisa Dawson

Lisa Dawson

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Family Law Solicitors

Legal matters involving close relations can be emotional to navigate. By working with our solicitors in family law, you can reach a resolution as quickly as possible – eliminating unnecessary stress and doing what’s best for your family.

 

Expert solicitors in family law, supporting you through emotional times

 

The breakdown of a family unit is never easy, but the right family solicitors can help you to overcome any legal challenges you may face with empathy and compassion.

At Ellisons, we believe that family law should always protect the most vulnerable individuals involved. This is often children, which is why our services in divorce, domestic abuse, financial matters, children matters, and cohabitation put their best interests first. We’ll work with you to safeguard your family members at every stage, and ensure a mutually beneficial outcome is reached with minimal stress.

 

What does working with family solicitors look like?

 

To offer pragmatic advice that reaches a solution efficiently, our family law solicitors will first have a free exploratory call with you. This allows our team to understand your specific situation, and match you with the best-suited specialist within the family law department.

Next, we’ll have a fixed-fee meeting of up to an hour, to delve further into how we can resolve your specific legal situation. During this meeting, you’ll be provided with tailored advice based on your case, which is then confirmed in a follow-up letter that you’ll receive after the meeting.

Many of our clients comment on how useful this written letter of advice is, as it provides focus and clearly outlines what legal options are available to you. You’re under no obligation to proceed with further legal advice at this stage, but we’ll make it very clear what would happen next if you choose to move forward with our family law team.

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Why choose Ellisons for your family law advice?

 

There are several options when choosing family law solicitors, but our clients choose Ellisons because of our considerate, approachable style that sets us apart from everybody else.

We pride ourselves on offering exceptional family law services that make a difference thanks to:

  • Resolution Membership: Our family law solicitors are all members of Resolution, and adhere to the Resolution Code of Practice. This means that we’ll resolve disputes amicably and in a non-confrontational manner, putting your best interests first.    
  • 1,500+ Reviews: We’ve received hundreds of positive reviews from our clients, with particularly excellent feedback for our family law team due to our professionalism and high-quality service.
  • One Couple – One Lawyer: Three members of our team are Resolution Together-trained, meaning we can advise both parties in a separation to resolve issues together. Two of our solicitors are also able to advise clients under the Collaborative Law model.

 

 

https://resolution.org.uk/  

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