Specialist civil partnership dissolution lawyers

Blake Morgan’s team of expert Family lawyers provide advice on the dissolution of civil partnerships and related financial orders. We also advise and represent civil partners in cases of disputed arrangements for children.

We advise and represent clients through the process of preparing and analysing financial disclosure in proceedings for the dissolution of a civil partnership. We then negotiate the terms of an agreed financial order to be filed with the Family Court or, if necessary, advise and represent our clients in formal proceedings in the Family Court.

We are widely recognised for our knowledgeable, constructive and pragmatic approach to negotiation. We are proud to offer Non-Court Dispute Resolution methods to clients including Mediation and Collaborative Law.

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Main areas of practice

Our team of divorce lawyers is highly experienced in dealing with all types of separation and the issues arising from it including:

Financial proceedings in the Family Court

We advise and represent clients in court proceedings to obtain a financial order. We are renowned for our legal knowledge and tactical expertise.

Negotiation on your behalf

We advise and represent clients in negotiations to agree the terms of a financial consent order for submission to the Family Court.

Collaborative law

We advise and represent clients in negotiations within the Collaborative law process. This incorporates round table meetings to agree the terms of a financial consent order for submission to the Family Court.

Mediation

We provide constructive and pragmatic support to separating couples negotiating the terms of a financial consent order for submission to the Family Court.

Enforcement of financial order

We advise and represent clients in enforcement proceedings if a former civil partner does not comply with the terms of a financial order.

Our clients

We act for business owners, company directors, senior executives, medics, academics, sports people, members of the professions and the clergy, and homemakers.

"I have felt understood and listened to and everything is explained clearly and in an understandable way. While the team look to mediate as much as possible, I am under no illusion that when it comes to fighting your corner, they will be tough and uncompromising when needed."
- Legal 500

"Blake Morgan are an exceptional company with the very best individuals in their field."
- Legal 500

"They have a good range of in-house expertise and offer rapid and helpful responses."
- Chambers & Partners

Highlights

Acting for a client where most of the wealth, including a country mansion, valuable works of art and a vintage Rolls-Royce were mostly contributed by our client's ex-spouse. We provided advice for her to achieve a fair share of the family money in challenging circumstances.

Acting for a client with international assets in his divorce and his financial remedy negotiations, allowing him to safeguard family money advanced to the couple in lieu of inheritance. We achieved a clean break for him and preserved his pension provision. By achieving this constructively and by providing advice in the background to mediation saved the client significant cost and meant that the parties could communicate with one another regarding their children.

Frequently acting for cases involving business assets, pensions, international elements and trusts, inheritance and pre-acquired property. A recent case including acting for a client in court proceedings leading to him successfully retaining the family business, his SSAS pension scheme and paying a term maintenance order to his wife.

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James Davies

James Davies

Partner

Oxford

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Jennifer Williamson

Jennifer Williamson

Partner

Southampton

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Laura Bennett

Laura Bennett

Senior Associate

Oxford

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Rachel Giles

Rachel Giles

Senior Associate

Southampton

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Amy Maher

Amy Maher

Senior Associate

Oxford

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Rachel Knight

Rachel Knight

Associate

Oxford

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Annabel Winsor

Annabel Winsor

Associate

Southampton

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Charlotte Thompson

Charlotte Thompson

Solicitor

Oxford

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