Divorce
BHP Law's divorce solicitors understand that divorce can be a very difficult time for everyone concerned, often bringing with it many unwanted changes to your life.
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BHP Law's divorce solicitors understand that divorce can be a very difficult time for everyone concerned, often bringing with it many unwanted changes to your life.
Our divorce advice can help resolve the problems arising from your marriage and as a specialist team we focus entirely on family law and use all our experience in obtaining the best result for you. We attempt to make the divorce procedure as simple, swift and amicable as possible.
In order to obtain a divorce you must have been married for at least 12 months. The only ground for a divorce is on the basis of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. This can be based on either:
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A divorce that has no other issues (including financial or children disputes) will usually take between six to nine months to be finalised. A divorce is obtained in two parts, Decree Nisi being the first part of your divorce and Decree Absolute brings your marriage to an end. In most cases there will be no need for you to go to court.
If you would like to have a chat about your options or how we may be able to help you please contact a member of the team below, complete our call back form or contact us directly at your local office.
Your Family Law Team
Partner
Amanda has worked in the North Eastern Circuit since qualifying as a solicitor. She trained and worked with two law firms in Darlington before moving…
Partner
Andrea took her law degree at Northumbria University and went on to study for the solicitors exams at Chester Law School. Andrea joined Harvey &…
Trainee Legal Executive
Leanne made the change from the procurement sector to law, having completed her part-time Open University law degree with upper second class honours in…
Chartered Legal Executive
Gillian joined BHP Law's family team in October 2020 as a Chartered Legal Executive. In 2013, Gillian achieved accredited status with Resolution in complex…
Apprentice Solicitor
Jack joined BHP in September 2020 as an apprentice solicitor in our family team, alongside studying at Northumbria University one day per week. …
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