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Finances Following Divorce or Separation

Dealing with financial issues arising from a divorce or separation can be daunting and complex. It requires a thorough understanding both of what is legally possible and what will result in the best outcome for you.

Our family team are specialists in resolving financial disputes and have an unrivalled reputation for providing realistic advice with excellent negotiation skills to provide the best financial outcome for you.

We can offer specialist advice to members of the armed forces, police and medical profession. We are also able to draw upon the expertise of the firm’s corporate team to provide a highly specialist service for company directors and business interests. Our clients include owners of family businesses, entrepreneurs and the independently wealthy. Many of our cases involve an international aspect with either international clients or assets located abroad.

Liz

Liz Allen

Partner

01392 210700

Liz is a partner and Team Leader for the Devon Family Team. She joined the firm in 1989 and became a partner in 1993. She has over 20 years' experience in all areas of family law, specialising in financial and business divorce settlements.

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Jo

Jo Stone

Partner

01872 265100

Jo is a partner in charge of the Truro Family Team and deals with a range of family matters, disputes concerning children, injunction work and representing unmarried couples on separation.

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Michael

Michael Lowry

Partner

01726 74433

Michael is a partner and Team Leader for the Cornwall Family Team. He is a specialist family lawyer and qualified and practised in London before moving to Cornwall.

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Andrew

Andrew Barton

Partner

01392 210700

Andrew joined the firm in 2000 and is an Partner in the Family department. His work centres on the financial issues arising from divorce or separation, and he has obtained Specialist Accreditation in this area with Resolution.

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Hayley

Hayley Symes

Legal Executive

01872 265100

Since qualifying Hayley has specialised in all aspects in family law and particularly focuses on divorce and financial matters.

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Kris

Kris Seed

Associate

01872 265100

Kris deals with all areas of family law and has a wealth of experience dealing with financial disputes within divorce and contested proceedings regarding children.

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Sarah

Sarah Bell

Solicitor

01872 265100

Having trained with Stephens Scown, Sarah qualified as a solicitor specialising in family law in April 2004.

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Sarah

Sarah Fitzgerald

Solicitor

01726 74433

Sarah is a solicitor in the Family Law Team, based in St Austell and joined the firm in 1995.

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Sarah

Sarah Walls

Solicitor

01392 210700

Sarah is a Solicitor in the Exeter Family Team working in all areas of Family Law.

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Fiona

Fiona Cavell

Associate

01726 74433

Fiona is an Associate and well established member of the Family Team, having joined in 1991.

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This six-partner team is spread across offices in Truro, Exeter and St Austell. Its highly skilled lawyers handle some of the region's most complicated financial cases, and also undertake a range of children work. Sources say: "They have built up a very good reputation for money work involving businesses and farms." One impressed observer noted that "they are the best in the South West" for farming cases.

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Chambers and Partners 2011

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