Divorce is one of the most emotionally stressful experiences someone could ever go through. Luckily, you don’t need to face this all alone. Our divorce lawyers in Cliffton(Bristol), Clevedon and Portishead will guide and help you through your rights and options.
Harbour Family Law are specialist divorce solicitors in Bristol, Clevedon & Portishead. We offer a fixed fee in relation to divorce proceedings of £600 plus VAT & court fees (recently increased to £550.00) if you are the Petitioner (the person bringing the divorce) and £250 plus VAT if you are the Respondent (the person responding to the divorce proceedings).
The process, assuming it is undefended by your spouse, usually takes around 3-4 months to complete. The end result is a court order called a Decree Absolute which dissolves your marriage.
You can begin a divorce after the first year of marriage has elapsed, on the grounds that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. This is evidenced by one of 5 facts: Adultery, Unreasonable behaviour, Desertion of 2 years, Separation of 2 years with consent of the other party, Separation of 5 years (no consent required)
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''Ros acted with compassion and sound advice as I navigated my way through my divorce. My ex-husband and I were keen to keep things as amicable as possible whilst completing the divorce as swiftly as we could. We achieved this through the advice and support of Ros who understood our situation and acted in the best way to achieve this. Our divorce concluded within 5 months and to this day my ex-husband and I remain good friends. I am very grateful to Ros for easing the way through a very difficult time.''
Our goal is to create a comfortable and uplifting environment where clients can visit our family lawyers in Bristol, Portishead and Clevedon and receive expert legal advice that makes sense.