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01756 793 333
Keighley Office
12-16 North Street
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 3SE
Tel: 01535 613 678
Email: mail@awbclaw.co.uk
Skipton Office
23 Otley Street
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1DY
Tel: 01756 793 333
Email: mail@awbclaw.co.uk
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Family
We understand that looking after the best interests of your family is of paramount importance. At AWB Charlesworth Solicitors we have a compassionate team of experts who work together to help you with all aspects of family law, offering specialist advice whether you are married, in a Civil Partnership or cohabiting.
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors adopts and endorses the approach of Resolution and at our Skipton office we provide Public Funding for Family Work franchised by the Legal Services Commission.
For help with your Family Law matters, call
Collaborative Law
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors has family law specialists trained in Collaborative Law. The process enables individuals in a family dispute to meet together with their respective lawyers in order to seek a solution without having to go to court.
The process begins with each party meeting their own lawyer separately to outline the objectives and then the ‘four-way process’ begins as everyone meets together and agrees to commit to find solutions in a positive environment.
To find out about how a collaborative solution might help your family call
Pre-Marital Agreements
With the increase in divorce rates, increasingly couples seek professional advice before getting married to establish agreements about what should happen if the marriage breaks down in the future.
If you are considering getting married, this sensible precaution provides greater certainty of outcome for you in the event of a divorce in the years to come.
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors can advise on all the issues to consider and to draw up the agreement to ensure your aims are achieved.
For advice on drawing up a pre-marital agreement please call
Divorce
If your marriage is breaking down, AWB Charlesworth Solicitors promises a sympathetic ear as well as specialist legal advice to help you through your difficult time.
As well as advising on the financial issues of your divorce, we help with future planning including pensions and taxation.
Our professional, sympathetic advice is geared towards finding the best solutions and we can provide access to associated services such as mediation or counselling.
Where an amicable resolution is not possible and court proceedings become your only option, we have the expertise and track record to guide you through the process and achieve the best results for you.
For help with your divorce, call
Civil Partnerships
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors can advise same sex couples on the issues to consider on entering into a Civil Partnership. We can draw up an agreement to set out your arrangements in the event of the relationship breaking down and advise you of your legal rights in that event.
We can assist with access to associated services such as Stonewall should your relationship run into difficulties.
To find out more about Civil Partnership agreements and advice on relationship breakdowns please call
Children Services
Protecting and representing children through the legal process is a specialism of AWB Charlesworth Solicitors.
An accredited member of The Law Society’s ‘Children Panel’, our family law partner Debra Law has been assessed and approved to offer expert support, representation and legal advice in cases involving dispute between parents and those involving social services.
We can help with all issues regarding children including contact and residence arrangements.
A difficult and sensitive area, we promise compassionate objective support whilst liaising with adults, professionals and children alike.
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Co-habitation
If you are living with someone, moving in with a partner or buying a house together, AWB Charlesworth Solicitors will advise you and draw up a co-habitation agreement to help you secure your financial interest in the property should the relationship end in the future. Without such an agreement you are left potentially vulnerable with significantly few rights than couples who are formally married.
We help with future planning including pensions and taxation and should your relationship break down, AWB Charlesworth Solicitors are able to advise on the financial issues involved and arrangements regarding children and property. Our professional, sympathetic advice is geared towards finding the best solutions and we can provide access to associated services such as mediation or counselling.
For help with formalising your living arrangements, call