Family Law Solicitors

Here at JCP, our Family Law Solicitors offer a professional, flexible and personal service, advising on a range of family legal matters. Get in touch with our award-winning Family team on 03333 208644 or email hello@jcpsolicitors.co.uk.

Family law issues can be complex and are rarely straightforward. With each family comes a new dynamic, which means each new case requires a unique approach. This is nothing new to us: in fact, the advice we provide will always be tailored to meet your specific needs.

We aim to provide practical and sound legal advice in relation to family related issues and circumstances.

You can rely on our expertise. Our expertise covers all areas of family law, including divorce proceedings, financial matters, and child law. You can explore our full range of services using the links on the right.

We are highly ranked for Family Law by the leading client guide the Legal 500 and have achieved the Law Society’s prestigious Family Law Advanced and Children Law accreditations.

You can read our excellent feedback from our clients on Review Solicitors.

In some circumstances, we offer a fixed price first consultation so you can get a clear understanding of your legal position and options.

Speak to our family law solicitors in South Wales

To speak to our expert family law solicitors in South Wales, please contact your local JCP Solicitors office or use our simple contact form to ask a quick question or arrange a call back.

We can advise you in person, via Teams, and other videoconferencing services, as well as over the phone and by email for your convenience.

We listen to you at every stage

Upon our first appointment, we hope to gain a full understanding of your situation along with your requirements, aims and desired outcome. You will then receive close support, with someone always on hand to answer your questions.

Clear advice you can act upon

Our family solicitors are not here to judge you or to make decisions for you, but to help you make informed decisions in a friendly, supportive, and professional setting. You’ll gain an understanding of your legal position: your rights, your responsibilities and the options you have moving forward.

Efficient service that protects your best interests

We endeavour to act in your best interests. Where we can cut down on the time and costs involved with a complex case, we will.

Achieving solutions while minimising conflict

Our team of expert family law solicitors is solution-orientated. We will always attempt to resolve your family issue outside of court where possible. We believe in offering practical and constructive advice and avoiding the acrimony that so often takes over during separation or other stressful circumstances.

What our family law solicitors can help you with

Divorce and separation

The process for ending a marriage or civil partnership is now more straightforward following the introduction of a ‘no-fault’ divorce in April 2022. However, it is still essential to have expert legal support to ensure you follow the process correctly and promptly.

It also pays to get expert advice at an early stage to make sure you fully understand all of the implications for your finances, any children you have, and your personal situation.

Our family lawyers’ expertise includes:

• Divorce
• Civil partnership dissolution
• Separation
• UK divorce whilst living abroad
• Matters concerning Children

Financial matters

Financial matters can be some of the most stressful aspects of divorce and separation. Getting the right division of finances is not always easy and it can have long-term implications for your financial security.

Our family lawyers have very strong skills in negotiating financial settlements in divorce and separation. We can also support you through seeking financial remedy in court if required.

Our expertise includes:

• What happens to the family home
• Divorce and pensions
• Divorce and business assets
• Savings and investments
• Inheritances
• Family trusts
• Agricultural disputes arising on separation
• In-house experts in other legal areas that may arise in your matter

Child law

Where you have children, we know that their interests are the first concern. Our child law solicitors are experts in handing even the most complex and sensitive matters.

Our first priority in any family dispute is to ensure the welfare of your children is protected. Where court proceedings are necessary, you can rely on our dedicated family law solicitors to provide representation and support through the process.

Our expertise includes:

• Separation and Children Surrogacy
• Arrangements for children, including where they live, who they spend time with and when
• Parental Responsibility and issues arising from Parental Responsibility
• Special Guardianship Orders
• Step-parent adoptions and Parental Responsibility for step-parents
• Removal from England and Wales
• Moving within England and Wales
• Change of child’s name

Prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements

It is now common for couples to make a prenuptial agreement or ‘prenup’ before getting married. It is especially worth considering if you are remarrying, already have children from a previous relationship, or there is a significant disparity in your relative wealth and/or income.

If you are already married, you can make an alternative arrangement called a postnuptial agreement or ‘postnup’. This may also be necessary if you have a prenup but your circumstances have changed, e.g. you have had children and this is not accounted for in your prenup.

Our family law solicitors’ expertise includes:

• Prenuptial agreements
• Postnuptial agreements
• The validity of pre and postnuptial agreements in divorce
• Other options to protect your future

Cohabitation

Couples who live together without getting married or entering a civil partnership do not have the same protections as those who have formalised their relationship. If you were to separate, you have no legal right to each other’s property which risks causing unnecessary conflict and potentially leaving you in financial hardship.

A cohabitation agreement allows you to set out how your assets would be divided if you were to separate, so is well worth considering. If you are already planning to separate or are in a dispute with your cohabiting partner, getting expert legal advice early can make all the difference.

Our expertise includes:

• Cohabitation agreements
• Cohabitation licences
• Cohabitee disputes
• Separation for unmarried couples

Changing names

Changing your name is normal when getting married or divorced and is usually a formality. However, it is important to get expert advice to make sure you follow the correct process, understand all of the implications, and notify the right people.

Changing children’s names can be more contentious. This will require the consent of everyone with parental responsibility for their children or a court order if consent cannot be secured. Working with a family lawyer can help give you the best chance of agreeing on a name change for children amicably or securing a court order if required.

Our expertise includes:

• Changing your name when getting married
• Changing your name when getting divorced
• Changing your name in other circumstances
• Changing children’s surnames

Our family law solicitors’ fees in South Wales

In some circumstances, we offer a fixed price first consultation for £300 +VAT so you can get a clear understanding of your legal position and options.

During this consultation, we will get a clear understanding of your legal needs so that we can offer a transparent quote for our services. We offer competitive hourly rates for ongoing support.

To find out more about our family law costs, please contact your local JCP Solicitors office or use our simple contact form to ask a quick question.

Why choose JCP for family law?

At JCP, people are the focus of our business. We believe that in the modern day, people deserve more than pre-packaged legal advice for their matters. That’s why our family law solicitors endeavour to be available when you need us the most: to answer your questions, ease your concerns, and work with you to devise practical solutions that meet your needs.

Clients rely on us time and time again for their family issues; be it assistance through drafting a Pre-Nuptial Agreement to drafting up a Change of Name Deed.

We work hard to continuously improve the service we provide our clients. That means you can expect nothing less from our family solicitors than expertise across the board, a passion for problem solving and a dedication to each and every client.

Our expertise is independently accredited. We are highly ranked for Family Law by leading client guide the Legal 500 and have achieved the Law Society’s prestigious Family Law Advanced and Children Law accreditations.

For invaluable advice through life’s tough times, get in touch with JCP’s specialist family solicitors today.

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To speak to our expert Family Law Solicitors in South Wales, please contact your local JCP Solicitors office. We have offices in the following locations:

• Swansea
• Cardiff
• Caerphilly
• Carmarthen
• Cowbridge
• Haverfordwest
• St Davids 

If there is not a local office to you, contact us on 03333 208644 as we are happy to arrange telephone and video meetings where appropriate. Alternatively, please feel free to email us at hello@jcpsolicitors.co.uk, fill in our online enquiry form, or use our live web chat facility.