Brookman is a long-established team of family law solicitors. As part of law firm DMH Stallard we bring high quality legal advice and representation to clients in Knightsbridge and throughout the wider Westminster area. A lot of our work involves dealing with the division of high value matrimonial assets and complex issues about child arrangements – often with an international angle.
At Brookman we harness this national and international experience to offer clients in Knightsbridge a service combining value for money with high calibre, practical advice. This includes a free initial conversation without any obligation – we’ll offer preliminary guidance and support to help you decide what steps you should take next.
To arrange a consultation, you can call us on 44 (0) 20 7430 8470 or simply click on Request A Free Consultation at the top of the page.
WHAT WE DO
The team of solicitors at Brookman deals exclusively with divorce and related matters, including financial settlements and arrangements for children. We have particular expertise in handling international divorce for clients based in Knightsbridge where there is property located overseas or the couple getting divorced have legal connections outside the UK. To summarise, we help clients who live in Knightsbridge and the wider London area in the following ways:
- Divorce With An International Angle – Brookman is recognised widely for its experience in international divorces. Many of our Knightsbridge clients in areas like Grosvenor Square, Brompton Road and Sloane Street have property and family connections overseas. It’s not unusual therefore for the divorces we handle to involve disputes over international property and other assets like foreign bank accounts. Issues can also arise if one spouse wishes to move overseas with children after the divorce. Also, if you or your spouse have the type of foreign connections that we’ve described, your divorce could potentially be decided outside of England and Wales. We advise on how this may impact your financial settlement and child arrangements.
- Divorce and Separation – We advise clients who are considering divorce or who have just begun the process. Where required we can help you manage the administrative aspects of divorce, ensuring online applications are completed accurately and that financial claims are notified to the court at the appropriate time. The application stage of your divorce is important because getting it right will minimise any delay in the process and help avoid any negative impact on your financial settlement. After we’ve formed a full picture of your circumstances, we can advise you on the best way to proceed.
- Financial Aspects of Divorce and Separation – There are no hard and fast rules about how assets are divided on divorce. Courts take multiple factors into account, including the duration of the marriage and your future earning capacity. At Brookman we deal with cases ranging from the relatively straightforward involving modest assets to the most complex cases centring on high value assets located in multiple jurisdictions. We bring decades of experience to the table, giving us the ability to advise you early on about what a realistic settlement might look like. Our insight and advice can help simplify and shorten even the most bitterly contested divorce.
- Pensions – Sometimes your pensions are not given appropriate weight in financial discussions. But they can be as significant a matrimonial asset as property. In our experience it’s increasingly the case that one spouse – often the financially weaker spouse – overlooks his or her full pension entitlement in the quest to get a final agreement. We’ll advise you of your pension rights and where necessary engage a specialist to accurately assess the value of any pensions that form part of the matrimonial pot. This ensures you get what you are due without jeopardising your final settlement
- Issues That Concern Children – We’ll work with you and your spouse’s representative to reach an agreement about where your children will live after divorce, and what time they will spend with the non-resident parent. If agreement isn’t possible, we’ll apply to court for the necessary Child Arrangement Order.
- Pre And Post Nuptial Agreements – Increasingly recognised in England and Wales these agreements can help simplify matters in the event of divorce. In appropriate cases, they can also help safeguard family inheritances. We can advise on whether they might be appropriate for you.
WHY CHOOSE US
Brookman serves clients in Knightsbridge, across Westminster and throughout the wider London area. Individuals who are going through a divorce or experiencing some other legal issue concerning the family come to us for a whole range of reasons.
With offices in central London we are easy for people to get to when they need to see a solicitor in person.
Many are attracted by the nature of the team itself. We aren’t so huge that you need to worry your case will be lost among hundreds of others or that there will be different lawyers dealing with crucial matters at various times. But neither are we so small as to lack the resources and back-up to provide the truly comprehensive service you need. We have a substantial team of expert lawyers on hand to offer you the highest quality technical advice on all aspects of divorce, including on specialist matters like international divorce and complex financial matters.
Our commitment to high levels of client service is well known. We are regularly approached by people who have read some of the testimonials former clients have given us or who have been impressed by some of our online reviews.
We have earned Lexcel accreditation – the Law Society’s quality mark for client care – and are recognised by the Legal 500 directory. Several members of our team are recommended for their exemplary work in family law.
As members of Resolution, we work towards finding a constructive outcome to your divorce no matter how conflicted you and your estranged spouse are over key issues. Our job is to remove any obstacles to a negotiated settlement and make what can be a complicated, lengthy process as smooth as possible for you. Where it becomes necessary to engage in full blown proceedings however, you’ll find us as tenacious as any team of lawyers when it comes to protecting your position in court and outside it.
We quickly and expertly advise and update our clients via video calls and phone calls, but we also have London offices where we meet clients as needed.
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