Family Issues

Support with Divorce & Separation Agreements under Family Law

The family law department is dedicated to carrying on with the highest standards reached by one of our Founding Partners the late Mrs. Jane Cummins. Through this, our specialist family law solicitors at Wainwright & Cummins have continued to expand our outstanding reputation for its expertise in family matters such as Divorce, Separation and other domestic matters, including disputes involving children.

Regardless of your family law matter, we are here to help. Call our experienced family lawyers on 0207 095 5700 or make an enquiry here.

Family Law Solicitors Brixton

If you are looking for family law advice or a divorce Lawyer, our specialist family law solicitors in Brixton can provide the advice and expertise you need. So, if you have a problem to solve in a family court, we can provide the advice and guidance you need on all areas of family law including but not limited to:

• Divorce
• Separation Agreements
• Financial Settlements
• Child Custody Agreements and Disputes
• Child Support Agreements and Disputes (Including contribution for the child's health needs)
• Adoption
• Division of Marital Property Agreements (Including Home & Other Real Estate, Retirement Accounts, Pensions and More)
• Visitation Agreements and Disputes
• Spousal Maintenance Agreements and Disputes
• Name Change
• Modification of prior Court Orders due to changes in circumstances
• Pre-nuptial or pre-marital Agreements
• Reconciliation Agreements
• Restraining Orders
• Contempt cases or cases to enforce prior court orders

Family Lawyers near you

Wainwright & Cummins LLP are an established London law firm of family lawyers in Brixton and have a Children Law Accreditation from The Law Society, a recognised quality standard for practitioners representing children in children law proceedings.  

We realise how sensitive this area of law can be, and that you will be looking for advice and guidance through what can be a highly stressful time in your life. You can feel confident in our expertise and dedication to providing a high level of service.

Our family lawyers have gained that reputation through a combination of our legal skills and human empathy and take great pride in building strong client relationships during what is a difficult time. We regularly represent parents, children, guardians, and family members in care proceedings brought by the local authority.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Where possible we will work with you to find an amicable solution, helping you resolve matters out of court by way of alternative dispute resolution. All of our family solicitors at Wainwright & Cummins LLP are committed to the Resolution Code of Practice. This promotes an approach to family law that is sensitive, constructive, cost-effective, and will most likely result in an amicable agreement. Our focus is always to work in your best interest, and we will be there to guide you through the process every step of the way. 

Contact our Family Law Team

To speak to one of our experienced family law solicitors in Brixton you can call us on 0207 095 5700 or make an enquiry here. Your enquiry will be dealt with in complete confidence and you can always be sure of our complete discretion. 

Fixed fee Divorce package

Fixed fee Divorce Package - Fee Transparency

- Applicant costs: £1,250 + VAT at 20% (£1,500 including VAT) plus court fee** (£593) and disbursements*. 
- Respondent costs (uncontested): £500 + VAT at 20%.

Please note a fixed-fee divorce is only suitable in uncontested divorces; where there are complex issues an hourly rate will apply and will be based on the nature and complexity of the issues.  Please contact us for a quote.

Divorce matters will be undertaken by Linda Sylvanus - Chartered Legal Executive (FCilex) or Rosalind Brown - Associate Solicitor and Partner of the Firm.

Financial Remedies and Child Arrangements:

- If there are financial or child arrangements to resolve, an hourly rate will apply and will be based on the nature and complexity of the issues.  Please contact us for a quote.
- If agreement has already been reached and a Consent Order is required, we can offer a fixed fee starting at £1500 + VAT at 20% + court fee**.

The Family department will be supervised by Danny Lyness and Rosalind Brown.

Estimated Timeframe
On average, a divorce takes between six and eight months to complete.  However cases veray from matter to matter and can fall outside this time frame.

Eligibility
A fixed-fee divorce is only suitable when there are no financial or child arrangements to resolve. Complex cases are not eligible for this model.  

*Disbursements
It is not possible to accurately predict all possible disbursements, but those that most frequently apply include the use of a process server to personally deliver the application to your spouse (when they have failed to acknowledge receipt with the Court), and an additional court fee when applying for permission to proceed with an alternative form of service. Disbursements attract VAT

Court fees
***For full prices for court fees please visit Government Website Family Court Fees (EX50).Court fees do not attract VAT.

Our other Legal Services

We pride ourselves on providing our clients with a complete legal service, covering all the legal matters that you may require. When going through a family law issue, we realise there may be other matters you would like to discuss with us, and should you require it, we will ensure you get all the advice and guidance you need concerning other legal matters including, financial settlements, child care law, property law and Immigration