Hopkins Solicitors: Taking the guesswork out of planning for the futureWe understand the impact of the breakdown of a relationship. As well as the emotional costs, there are decisions to be made about property, finances and the care of your children.We help people going through change to work towards the best outcome for everyone involved. Did you know? If you have children together, where one of the parents/the children live outside the UK or where the children have left secondary school, but are still in education, maintenance can be claimed from the Family Courts under provisions called The Children Act?The Children Act can also be used to claim lump sums, or to seek the transfer of property, for the benefit of the children? Where there are no children - if you are a couple that is engaged but not married, you only have limited rights.If you're part of a couple who did not marry, had no children or were never engaged and you do not own a house or own other property together, you have no general right to seek lump sums or maintenance from your former Partner, like parents and married people do.We offer flexible, professional legal advice to take the guesswork out of dealing with the breakdown of a relationship.
