At Woolley & Co, our family law solicitors, Bournemouth, provide clear and practical advice to help you deal with separation and related family issues with confidence. Relationship breakdown can create uncertainty around finances, property and arrangements for children. Our aim is to ensure you understand your legal position from the outset and can make informed decisions about the next steps.
Our family law department operates nationally and is made up exclusively of experienced specialists. You will work directly with a senior solicitor who focuses solely on family law, allowing us to provide advice informed by extensive experience across both straightforward matters and cases involving complex financial arrangements, business interests or international elements.
Our Bournemouth divorce solicitors do not divide their work across multiple legal areas. By concentrating exclusively on family law, we provide advice that reflects both the technical legal framework and the personal realities involved in family disputes.
We are members of Resolution, a national organisation promoting constructive approaches to family law. Where appropriate, we encourage cooperation, dialogue, and negotiated outcomes rather than conflict, as well as mediation, early neutral evaluation, and private financial dispute resolution hearings. These approaches often result in more sustainable solutions, preserving relationships and saving you time and stress at every turn.
Our Bournemouth family law solicitors are committed to managing matters with care, efficiency, and discretion, giving you the support you need to move forward positively.
To speak with one of our experienced divorce and family law solicitors, call 0800 321 3832 or request a call back using our online enquiry form.
Our family law services in Bournemouth
Divorce, separation and civil partnership dissolution
Bringing a marriage or long-term relationship to an end can feel overwhelming, both emotionally and practically. Even though recent legal reforms have simplified some procedures, professional guidance remains essential when dealing with finances, property, pensions, or arrangements for children.
Our divorce solicitors covering Bournemouth guide you through each step, ensuring you understand your legal position, responsibilities, and options from the outset. We help you plan ahead, anticipate potential difficulties, and make decisions that reflect your priorities for the future.
We also advise on the dissolution of civil partnerships and formal separation agreements, tailoring our advice to your individual circumstances.
Wherever possible we aim to resolve matters without court proceedings. If litigation becomes unavoidable, our divorce solicitors covering Bournemouth provide focused and strategic representation throughout. Our team also regularly handles complex, high-value, and international matters, ensuring financial and cross-border issues are addressed with care and precision.
Financial settlements
Reaching amicable agreements on financial matters can be one of the most challenging aspects of separation. Our expert financial settlement solicitors for Bournemouth provide clear, strategic advice to achieve fair and workable outcomes that consider both parties’ needs and future plans.
We advise on pension sharing, property division, business interests and other assets while keeping your longer-term financial security in mind. Where agreement is reached, we prepare the documentation required to obtain a consent order, ensuring the settlement is legally binding.
If negotiations break down, we can guide you through alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, or represent you in court proceedings.
Children
Arrangements for children require careful and considered decision-making. While many parents reach agreements independently or with parenting plans, legal advice can help ensure those arrangements are structured in a way that promotes a child’s welfare and long-term stability.
A child arrangements order may be appropriate in some cases. This sets out where a child lives and how time is shared between parents, replacing the older contact and residence orders.
Our Bournemouth child law solicitors provide supportive advice through negotiation, mediation, or court proceedings, always keeping the child’s best interests at the centre of decision-making.
Prenuptial agreements
Couples entering marriage increasingly wish to clarify financial expectations in advance, particularly where one or both partners bring property, savings or business interests into the relationship. This can be cause for unwelcome tension that can negatively affect future planning.
Rest assured, our prenuptial agreement solicitors for Bournemouth draft and review agreements that are fair, transparent, and tailored to your circumstances. We also advise on postnuptial agreements and equivalent arrangements for civil partners.
Unmarried couples
There remains widespread misunderstanding about the legal position of couples who live together without marrying. In reality, cohabiting partners do not benefit from the same legal protections as married spouses.
A cohabitation agreement can provide clarity and protection. If one isn’t in place, early legal advice is essential to understand your rights.
Our Bournemouth family law solicitors advise unmarried couples on drafting cohabitation agreements and advising unmarried couples throughout separation.
What you can expect from our family and divorce solicitors, Bournemouth
- Recognised expertise – Woolley & Co is listed in the Legal 500, reflecting our status as a leading family law practice.
- Client-focused support – Legal matters explained in accessible plain English, so you’re always fully aware of your situation.
- Clear pricing – Full transparency around costs throughout proceedings, meaning no unwelcome surprises.
- National presence, local service –We have delivered proactive advice to more than 20,000 clients since 1996 across the UK.
Local resources in Bournemouth
Bournemouth Combined Court
Bournemouth Combined Court handles a wide range of family law matters, including adoption, childcare, divorce, domestic abuse and money claims.
Citizens Advice Bournemouth
Citizens Advice Bournemouth provides free, confidential guidance on legal, financial, and personal matters.
Speak to us about our family law services in Bournemouth
To discuss your situation with one of our specialist Bournemouth family law solicitors, call 0800 321 3832 or request a call back using our simple online enquiry form.