Family Law
At Mascot Solicitors, we understand that family law issues are deeply personal and often emotionally challenging. Whether you are going through a divorce, making child arrangements, financial settlements, or domestic abuse concerns, our experienced family law solicitors are here to support you with empathy, clarity, and strong legal expertise.
Our Family Law Services
We offer clear, practical advice across a wide range of family law matters
Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Cohabitation
Agreements
Domestic Abuse and Protection Orders
Protecting What Matters Most
Our Expertise Includes
We represent high-earning professionals, entrepreneurs, public figures, and their spouses, providing sophisticated legal strategies that reflect the complexity of their financial lives. Our focus is on achieving swift, favourable resolutions while preserving privacy and minimising conflict.
- Business Valuations and Shareholdings
Working with forensic accountants to accurately value private companies, partnerships, and directorship interests. - Property Portfolios
Advising on the division and protection of UK and overseas property assets, including buy-to-let, commercial, and investment properties. - Trusts and Inherited Wealth
Analysing the treatment of family trusts, inherited assets, and intergenerational wealth in divorce proceedings. - Pensions and Investment Structures
Advising on the fair division of pensions, offshore funds, and complex investment vehicles. - Privacy and Reputation Management
Acting with discretion to protect your reputation, especially for high-profile individuals, with strategies including out-of-court settlement and arbitration. - Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Advising on the enforceability and impact of nuptial agreements in high-value cases.
Divorce and Separation
Divorce can be one of the most difficult decisions a person makes - emotionally, financially, and practically. At Mascot Solicitors, we provide clear, compassionate guidance to help you go through with confidence and clarity.
Expert Divorce Advice Tailored to You
Whether your separation is amicable or complex, our experienced divorce solicitors are here to guide you every step of the way. We work to minimise conflict, protect your interests, and help you achieve a fair and constructive outcome.
How We Can Help
Divorce Applications
We manage the full divorce process, including drafting and filing the application, responding to proceedings, and ensuring all documentation is handled correctly under the latest legal framework.
Financial Settlements
We help you reach a fair agreement on the division of assets, pensions, property, and ongoing maintenance through negotiation, mediation, or court proceedings if necessary.
Child Arrangements
We ensure your children’s best interests remain the priority, supporting you in establishing residence, contact, and parental responsibility agreements.
No-Fault Divorce
With the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales, we help couples navigate the process smoothly without placing blame.
International Divorce
If your divorce involves international elements – such as overseas assets or residence- we provide specialist advice on jurisdiction, enforcement, and asset division.
High Net Worth
Divorce Solicitors
Strategic Expertise for Complex Financial Divorce Cases
High net worth divorces demand more than standard legal support. At Mascot Solicitors, we have expertise in handling complex financial separations involving significant assets, business interests, trusts, pensions, and international property portfolios. Our expert team delivers discreet, commercially aware guidance to protect your interests and achieve a fair and robust outcome.
What is a Legal Separation?
In simple words, legal separation is a court-approved process that allows married couples to live apart while remaining legally married. It is suitable for those who may have religious, cultural, financial, or personal reasons for not pursuing divorce, or for those who are not yet ready to divorce but want to settle key matters legally.
Our Separation Services Include
Applying for Judicial Separation
Advising you on eligibility, preparing and submitting your application to the Family Court, and guiding you through the process.
Separation Agreements (Deeds of Separation)
Drafting legally sound, bespoke agreements that set out arrangements for finances, property, debts, and, where relevant, children.
Financial Matters
Helping you reach fair and practical arrangements concerning income, pensions, savings, and property division.
Child Arrangements
Advising on where children will live, contact arrangements, and parental responsibilities, always with the child’s welfare as the top priority.
Transition to Divorce (if needed)
If your circumstances change, we can guide you through a smooth transition to divorce when or if the time is right.
Legal Separation
Not every couple who chooses to live apart wishes to divorce. A legal (or formal) separation, also known as a judicial separation, provides a structured legal arrangement without ending the marriage.
At Mascot Solicitors, we offer clear, compassionate guidance to help you formalise your separation and protect your legal and financial interests.
Informal Separation Advice
Informal separation is a personal agreement between spouses to live separately. Unlike divorce or judicial separation, it does not involve the court and does not change your legal marital status. However, issues such as living arrangements, financial responsibilities, and childcare still need to be handled with care.
How We Can Help
Even in the absence of formal proceedings, our family law solicitors can support you with:
Separation Agreements
Drafting a legally recognised agreement that outlines how finances, property, and parenting responsibilities will be managed during the separation.
Financial and Property Advice
Clarifying your rights to shared assets, mortgage obligations, debts, and spousal maintenance -now and in the future.
Child Arrangements
Helping you agree on where children will live, how contact will work, and how decisions will be made.
Future Planning
Advising on how informal separation may affect any future divorce or legal steps, and what you can do now to prepare.
Dispute Resolution
Including mechanisms to resolve disagreements without harming the business.
When Is Divorce International?
A divorce is considered international if it involves:
International Divorce Solicitors
Divorces involving international elements - such as foreign marriages, overseas assets, or spouses living in different countries - are often more complex than domestic cases.
At Mascot Solicitors, our experienced international divorce solicitors offer strategic, clear advice to help you navigate cross-border legal issues with confidence.
We represent clients around the world in matters involving UK family law, ensuring your rights are protected and the best possible outcome is achieved, no matter where you or your spouse are based.
Judicial Separation Solicitors
Judicial separation allows couples to live apart and formalise their separation through the courts without ending the marriage itself. At Mascot Solicitors, we provide clear, compassionate guidance on judicial separation, helping you make informed decisions and protect your legal and financial interests during this transition.
Whether divorce is not an option for personal, religious, or financial reasons, or you're simply not yet ready, our experienced family law solicitors can advise you on whether judicial separation is right for you.
What Is Judicial Separation?
Judicial separation is a formal legal process that confirms you are no longer living as a couple. Unlike divorce, it does not end the marriage, but it does allow the court to make binding decisions about:
- Financial arrangements (including property, savings, and pensions)
- Spousal maintenance
- Child arrangements
- Protection of legal rights while separated
It is often used when couples want legal clarity without dissolving their marriage.
When Might Judicial Separation Be Right for You?
- You have religious or moral objections to divorce
- You have been married for less than one year (and are not yet eligible to divorce)
- You want legal protection and clarity while taking time to decide on the future
- You need formal financial arrangements, but wish to remain legally married
How We Can Help
Our specialist family lawyers will:
- Advise you on whether judicial separation is suitable for your circumstances
- Prepare and file the judicial separation application with the court
- Negotiate and draft financial agreements and child arrangements
- Represent you in court, if necessary.
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