Our Middlesbrough Family Solicitors can advise you in Family & Children Law matters.

Paul J Watson Solicitor’s services include;-

• Free initial interview.  
• Family Law Specialists.
• Over 25 years experience.
• Caring, discreet advice.
• High quality, cost effective service.

At Paul J Watson Solicitor, we believe that family legal advice should be available to everyone at a reasonable cost.

Paul J Watson Solicitor has over 25 years experience in providing practical, sound advice in a sympathetic manner and undertakes ongoing training to keep up with developments in family law.

As a family solicitor in Middlesbrough, we believe that constructive and cost effective advice should be available to all members of our local community. We offer discreet specialist guidance and aim to reduce anxiety and minimise conflict, whilst protecting the best interests of our clients.

We make certain that clients know their rights and responsibilities and aim to keep to the forefront, the needs of the family and children involved.

We are members of the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority’s Family Law Accreditation Panel and are members of the Community Legal Service. We can advise you as to whether you would be eligible for a Legal Funding Certificate (Legal Aid) and can assist you in making an application to the Legal Services Commission.

Even if you are not eligible for a Legal Funding Certificate, Paul J Watson Solicitor can still offer competitive rates for representing you on a private fee-paying basis. We will give you an estimate as to the likely costs of the proceedings at the outset. If our estimate is likely to be exceeded, then we will notify you before taking any further action.

Divorce – drafting and issuing proceedings, advising on the correct procedure and grounds for each specific case, guiding clients through the stages and procedures in the proceedings.

Ancillary Relief – obtaining full financial disclosure, advising on appropriate distribution of assets; including property, business, trusts and pensions, investigating finances of the other party, negotiation to amicable settlement if possible, or issuing proceedings and preparing Court documentation and case for Final Hearing.

Cohabitation/Property disputes – advising as to property and business interests on separation, negotiating amicable settlements and drafting agreements to conclude relations, or issuing Court proceedings and preparing matters for Court.

Children matters – Advising on the arrangements for children upon relationship breakdown, issuing Court applications for residence, shared residence, contact, parental responsibility, specific issues and prohibited steps. Settling children disputes and advising on Court procedures if required, advising on adoption and other complex Children Act issues.  Attending Child Protection conferences.

Injunction/Domestic violence – advising on the correct procedure and grounds for each specific case, guiding clients through the stages and procedures in the proceedings.