Emmersons Solicitors Managing Director Jacqueline Emmerson is a Family and Matrimonial Law Specialist She is available 7 days a week. Jacqueline has over 32 years of Family Law experience and is one of the most senior and experienced Family Solicitors in the North East. She was one of the first and youngest members of The Law Society Family Law Panel.
She specialises in all areas of Divorce Law. Including Financial and Children's matters. She is able to help you with complicated high-net-worth cases involving businesses and high-value pensions. She is a trained Collaborative Family Lawyer. Jacqueline has lead her team to win Small Law Firm of the Year at the National Law Society Excellence Awards as well as being voted Family Law Firm of the Year - Regional - The British Family Law Awards 2024
“This firm's care and compassion for its own staff, as well as for clients, really stood out in this entry. Strong submission. Clearly a very active firm with focus on legal expertise, community and its staff.”
Just email your query and telephone number to je@emmersons-solicitors.co.uk and Jacqueline will get back to you.
If you and your partner have separated you will need to make suitable arrangements for your children to spend time with each of you and with other family members. You will have to deal with one another for a number of years in respect of your child or children. They will benefit if you can do this in an amicable way. It is better if you can negotiate a settlement without having to use the court system.
Child Custody Solicitors, call our Newcastle office: 0191 284 6989
Child Custody Solicitors, call our Sunderland office: 0191 567 6667
Email us: enquiries@emmersons-solicitors.co.uk
Or complete our Online Enquiry Form and select Family Law
Since April 2014 the law has changed meaning that, before you can issue court proceedings to deal with Arrangements for Children, you must attempt some form of mediation. At Emmersons Solicitors, we can offer you Round Table Meetings and negotiation between child custody solicitors by way of letter or telephone calls.
We can refer you to other support services including family therapists who can help you and your ex-partner come to terms with the end of your relationship.
Our Family Law Solicitors team in Newcastle and Sunderland can advise you and help you in respect of all of your options. Many of our clients felt distressed when they first approached us. However, they have found that we have been able to help them and their family without the need for court proceedings.
The new term for Custody / Access or Residence / Contact is now Arrangements for Children.
In the event that you need to issue court proceedings then we can assist you and help to reduce some of the stress that you may feel. The court will look at the process from the point of view of the child. It is their right to see both parents and all other relatives. This can be grandparents and aunts and uncles. The court will try to make sure that this happens.
Even if:The court will still put the needs of the child first and will attempt to make an order allowing the child or children to see both parents on a regular basis including overnight stays and holidays.
We can also assist you with Prohibited Steps Orders – if your ex-partner wishes to remove the children from the area which they currently live.
Specific Issue Orders – such as which school your child will attend, their religion or their surname.
S8 children act orders.
If you are prevented from seeing a child in your family, you should seek help as soon as possible. In the first instance, we can try to negotiate on your behalf, we can try Round Table Meetings and Collaborative Family Law. If this fails we would then consider issuing court proceedings. The court is usually sympathetic to those making a genuine application to see a child.
If you need help with your divorce or separation, we have lawyers available to represent you in any court in England and Wales. Contact us for a Next Steps in Divorce Advice Session and see how we can help you. We know that this can be a worrying time. Let us help you through the process.
Expert Child Custody Solicitors, call our Newcastle Office: 0191 284 6989
Expert Child Custody Solicitors, call our Sunderland Office: 0191 567 6667
Child Custody Solicitors UK, email: enquiries@emmersons-solicitors.co.uk
Or complete our Online Enquiry Form and select Family Law
Our Newcastle Office in Gosforth has wheelchair access. You can be dropped off at our front door and there is free parking on the adjoining streets. You can also park opposite our Sunderland Office on John Street.
I am frequently asked about the value of instructing an expert solicitor to handle a Divorce. I have put together this useful guide which will answer many of your questions. If you are contemplating a Divorce or Separation, and wondering whether you need a solicitor to assist you, then my guide will help you to decide. Regards, Jacqueline Emmerson.
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