Divorcing Amicably

Our family lawyers will listen to what you and focus on negotiation to reach a compromise and agreement. We think that is the best approach to resolving family law disputes as it means you get to decide on your solution, rather than have a court decision imposed on you or your family.

If you have already negotiated an agreement directly with your husband or wife, we will help you obtain the security of a written parenting plan or financial court order.

Initial Discussion

For an initial discussion and a no-obligation quote, get in touch with us today by simply calling us on 01234 343134 or email us at enquiries@fullersfamilylaw.com and a member of our team will get back to you.

Amicable Child Arrangements and Divorce Financial Settlements

When you are separating, it can be easy to say the wrong thing to your ex-partner, causing delay or complicating the process. With early specialist family law advice, our divorce experts will help you negotiate and reach an agreement over child arrangements and your financial settlement.

We can help you reach an amicable arrangement and draw up a parenting plan or secure an agreed financial court order through:

• Legal support in direct discussions – our input can help you understand your legal rights and court options. Once you have reached an agreement, we can sort out your divorce paperwork, financial court order, and child arrangements agreement
• Solicitor negotiations – the format of these negotiations can be email, letter, phone call, or roundtable meetings where you attend and participate. We will assess which option is likely to achieve the quickest and best resolution for you
• Family mediation – by a qualified family mediator who is impartial and there to support both of you to understand the other’s perspective, compromise, and reach an agreement
• Our Together We Part service, where both you and your spouse can negotiate with the help of the same solicitor, saving costs and time and reducing conflict

If you cannot reach an agreement over child arrangements or the split of your finances, our family law solicitors can advise you about your court-based options. We will do our utmost to try and ensure that you can reach a compromise during the court proceedings and will focus on what is important to you and your family.

Amicable No-Fault Divorce

In 2022 no-fault divorce law was introduced to try and make sure that the divorce process in England is as amicable as possible.

With a no-fault divorce, you do not have to say that your husband or wife is at fault or say that they have committed adultery or behaved unreasonably. You also do not have to be separated from your husband or wife for a specified period before you can start divorce proceedings. All you have to do is apply to the court for a divorce and provide a statement that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.

In no-fault divorce proceedings, you can make a joint application for a divorce or one of you can make the divorce application. Whether the divorce application is a joint application or an individual application:

• The divorce can be amicable
• The court process is very similar
• The timescale to finalise the divorce is similar

We can talk to you about whether, in your specific circumstances, a joint or sole divorce application would be best.

As a no-fault divorce does not blame a husband or wife for the marriage breakdown, there are only limited grounds to challenge a no-fault divorce. For example, if there are already ongoing divorce proceedings overseas because you are an international family or if one of you says that the marriage is not legally valid in the UK because the ceremony was a religious marriage that is not recognised as a marriage under UK law.