Family & Matrimonial

Approach

Our family solicitors will provide you with the knowledge and support that you require to be able to make informed decisions. By taking the time to understand your individual situation, our legal experts can tailor their advice and approach to custom fit your requirements.

We believe that you are best positioned to know what is right for you and your family, therefore we encourage out of court settlements wherever possible. Our solicitors will equip you with the knowledge and confidence required to reach your own financial settlement and agree on the best child arrangements for your situation, which can help to reduce any unnecessary stress and court fees.

However, if court action is required, our experienced team of family law specialists have the knowledge and experience needed to help secure you the best possible outcome.

Family & Matrimonial

Experience

Our Family & Matrimonial team is recognised as one of the leading family law teams in the Midlands and is well known for providing first-class advice with a personal touch.

We frequently advise individuals on a wide range of family law issues from divorce, finances and arrangements for children, to cohabitation and pre and postnuptial agreements.

Regularly acting on high-net-worth client cases involving international elements, our legal advice capabilities continue to broaden to encompass foreign laws and regulations. The strong working relationships we have developed with family lawyers outside of the UK enables us to promptly and efficiently deal with a wide range of overseas issues that may be involved.

Key members of our team are also consistently recognised as recommended lawyers and leading individuals by leading directories such as The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Services

We can help you with

Child arrangements Cohabitation agreements Cohabitation separation Divorce, dissolution and separation Financial arrangements Nuptial agreements

Find a Legal Expert

Key contacts

Kirpal Bidmead

Partner & Head of Family & Matrimonial

Janine Hobday

Senior Associate

Angela Davis

Associate

Testimonial

Client success

“Flint Bishop fields a ‘strong team of very senior and capable solicitors’. The practice is geared towards representing high-net-worth clients, handling complicated financial issues and matters involving arrangements for children. Department head Kirpal Bidmead is an ‘outstanding children solicitor’, and her team regularly handles cases involving a cross-border element, including jurisdictions such as China, Hong Kong and Dubai.”

“Words cannot express how much help and support Kirpal has been to me over the last five years. I just wished I had approached her and Flint Bishop when I first needed the advice and representation, not coming to you so many years later when things went awry. Kirpal has been truly wonderful and I thank her from the bottom of my heart.”

Mark from Australia

“A highly knowledgeable, experienced and exceptionally customer-orientated family law team, specialising in wealth preservation with an aim to empower clients to make informed decisions.”

Do you need assistance?

For more information and support, please contact us on 01332 226 174 or complete the form below.

Knowledge

The latest from our experts

Insight

Financial disclosure of assets in divorce or separation

In this insight article, our Head of Family & Matrimonial outlines why full and frank disclosure is always the best policy on divorce or separation.

Insight

How has the coronavirus impacted family law?

We take a look at the impact that the coronavirus and subsequent lockdown have had on family law including children's arrangements and financial settlements.

Insight

The importance of full financial disclosure on divorce

In the case of Mr & Mrs Byrne in 2019, Mrs Byrne wanted to avoid her husband knowing about money she inherited from her father.

Insight

Are you able to enter into a civil partnership as a ‘straight’ couple?

Following a decision at the Supreme Court, we could be on the cusp of a change in civil partnerships law.

Insight

Is January the best time to divorce?

January is usually known as the time for new beginnings but unfortunately, the media has coined this month as ‘Divorce Month’.

Insight

What rights do grandparents have to see their grandchildren?

What rights do grandparents have to see a child if a dispute or separation arises?

Insight

Cohabiting couples and the ‘common law spouse’

In November 2015, the Court of Appeal had to hear arguments from yet another former cohabiting couple, namely Mr Ashmore and Ms Woodward.

Insight

The truth behind the myths of common law spouses

According to the Office for National Statistics, more than six million couples in the UK cohabit.

Insight

Victory for ex-wives in the Supreme Court

Two appeals were heard together by the Supreme Court and the Judgements were delivered on Wednesday morning.

Insight

Personal injury compensation and divorce

How much of the compensation received by one party to a marriage or civil partnership for personal injuries they’ve suffered should be given to the other party?

Insight

Do civil partnerships need to be dissolved to marry?

Couples in a civil partnership who wish to marry will first have to dissolve their partnership, which is the equivalent of a divorce.

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