Divorce lawyers
Helping you get a fair financial settlement and workable arrangements for your children.
Our lawyers can help when you have an international element to your divorce. You may have joint property overseas, or perhaps one spouse wants to return to live in their home country.
It’s possible for each spouse to get what they want and achieve financial provision. However, there are some unique considerations when there’s an international aspect to the divorce.
We have years of experience in dealing with complex divorces like this. We can help achieve the arrangements and financial settlement that you need to secure the future you want.
It may be the case that you, or your ex-spouse, want to live abroad after your divorce or separation.
In these circumstances, you will need to agree on the movement of your children between countries. In other words, one parent can’t take the children abroad, without the other’s permission.
Our International divorce lawyers can help you negotiate an agreement with your ex-spouse, but if an agreement is not possible, we can apply to the court for a relocation order. If the order is granted, you will be able take your children abroad, even if the other parent objects.
All of your assets and your partner’s assets will be taken into account in the financial settlement for the divorce. That includes any assets that are located abroad.
Helping you get a fair financial settlement and workable arrangements for your children.
Untangle your shared finances and assets. Set yourself up for your next stage in life.
Find agreement on arrangements that are best for your children, and aimed at protecting your relationship with them.
Advice on how to move home with your children, either within the UK or abroad.
Providing you with a carefully selected network of independent professionals who offer additional emotional and practical assistance.
Your rights on seeing your grandchildren after the marriage has broken down.
If you think your ex-spouse may be concealing assets that are overseas, we can carry out a tracing exercise to locate them.
Similarly, if you suspect that your ex-spouse may covertly move assets abroad to keep them out of sight, we can apply to court to freeze certain assets.
Yes. You might have the option to divorce in more than one country. We work with international divorce lawyers across the world to analyse which country is best placed to oversee your divorce.
In some cases, you may need to apply to the English Court for a financial “top up”, if you think that the financial provision made for you abroad was inadequate.
If your children are under 18 then you’ll need the consent of everyone with parental responsibility (usually the other parent) to take your children to live abroad permanently. If the other person doesn’t give consent, then you can apply to court for a specific issue order.
Speak to our team of international divorce lawyers.
We’re here to help you get the best settlement for you.