Relationships, Divorce & Children

Your dedicated family lawyer will offer bespoke advice and guide you to a successful conclusion

Award-winning family and divorce lawyers with over 140 years experience

Our Family Team has extensive experience in handling all manner of family law matters. We take the time to understand you, your family and your situation before offering bespoke advice. We can provide you with specialist advice related to separation and divorce, children matters, finance and pensions, domestic abuse, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements.

Separation and Divorce Solicitors

Divorce & Finances

Children Matters

Domestic Abuse & Injunctions

Cohabitation Agreements

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Collaborative Law

Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements

The Goughs approach to family law

We have a strong emphasis on working towards an amicable agreement and whenever possible, we aim to minimise court involvement for you.

As a local and trusted law firm in Wiltshire you can be sure that you and your family are in good hands.

Make the best decision for you and your family

Your local family solicitors since 1882

Popular questions about family law

At Goughs we take the time to get to know you and your situation. You will have peace of mind through having experienced a complimentary consultation with your lawyer before making any commitment to move forward.

We also recommend that you look for a solicitor with excellent online reviews and national accreditations.

The Goughs Family Team have been rated as a Band 1, and are therefore highly recommended, by the prestigious Chambers & Partners. This sits alongside our Legal 500 rating. Legal 500 have ranked us a leading family law solicitors firm for the third year running.

As all family situations are unique and can be complex, we recommend getting in touch to get a bespoke quote directly from your dedicated family law and separation solicitor. We will draw on our many years of experience to assess your unique personal and financial situation to enable us to provide you with an accurate quote.

We are pleased to be able to offer you a complimentary and confidential 30 minute consultation to discuss your needs.

Get in touch today to book your consultation.

There are a number of options available for people who do not have income or savings available from which to pay a lawyer.

1 – Credit Cards or Personal Loans
A new credit card account will often have a zero interest period. Most firms of solicitors will accept card payments. If further funds are required over a longer period of time, it might be more economical to take out a personal loan.

2 – Litigation Loan
There are a number of reputable financial institutions who will lend money to help people fund their case. Very often these lenders will make a quick decision and the solicitors can then draw down on the funds, as and when the client approves an invoice. These loans are flexible and transparent. As this is a commercial arrangement, the loan will of course carry interest, paid at the end of the case when the loan is repaid.

3 – Bank of Mum and Dad
In a great number of cases people will turn to their parents, or other family members, for financial support. If a client is lucky enough to have such financial support, the benefit over a commercial loan is often the absence of any interest on funds loaned.

If taking a family loan it is always wise to have this recorded in a signed agreement, ideally at the outset, between the client and the family member providing the financial support.

4 – Legal Services Order
If the financial circumstances of the parties are very different, it may be possible for the spouse without funds to apply to the court for an order that will require their spouse to make a payment in respect of their legal fees.

5 – ‘Sears Tooth’ Agreement
This approach involves the client entering into a binding agreement with the solicitor so that they will be paid from the assets recovered by the client. Due to the risk involved the hourly rate for your solicitor will incur a small supplement.

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At Goughs we are happy to discuss which option is best for you, depending on your circumstances. Always bear in mind that the cost will be much smaller than your potential loss should you not have adequate legal representation.

Our clients rate us as excellent

Chambers & Partners

The team is extremely thorough and client-focused. They are willing to go the extra mile and think outside the box.

P B, Corsham

Thank you for all your help, guidance and understanding. You and your team have been outstanding during a very difficult time and managed the case through to a highly satisfactory conclusion.

T H, Chippenham

I could not have wished for a more professional dedicated team, I am so grateful for all their help and support, I would highly recommend Goughs solicitors to family and friends.

Legal 500

The practice is very unique in that the service is so personal and impeccable. Attention is given to ALL detail and communication is frequent and timely.

TH

I could not have wished for a more professional dedicated team, I am so grateful for all their help and support, I would highly recommend Goughs solicitors to family and friends.

Meet the Goughs family law team

Abbie Winters

Solicitor

Alice Blackmore

Senior Associate Solicitor

Amelia Inglis

Solicitor

Georgia Holmes

Associate

Georgina Catlin

Associate Solicitor

Hannah Conway

Trainee Solicitor

Hannah Francis

Solicitor

Mark Hood

Associate Solicitor & Head of Armed Forces Sector

Abbie Winters

Solicitor

Hannah Francis

Solicitor

Hannah Conway

Trainee Solicitor

Georgia Holmes

Associate

Amelia Inglis

Solicitor

Natasha Miller

Solicitor

Matthew Drew

Managing Partner & Finance Partner

Rhianna Cole

Senior Associate

Mark Hood

Associate Solicitor & Head of Armed Forces Sector

Georgina Catlin

Associate Solicitor

Natalie Kemp

Senior Associate Chartered Legal Executive

Thomas Boyce

Partner, Head of Family, Head of Agriculture & Rural Land

Ross Phillips

Partner

Alice Blackmore

Senior Associate Solicitor

Why work with Goughs?

Local since 1882, with an excellent reputation

First-class, effective service

Largest solicitors in Wiltshire

Seven offices throughout the county

Nationally accredited law firm

Recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners

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