Family Solicitor in Middlesbrough

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

Paul J Watson Solicitor’s services include;-

• Free initial interview for all clients.
• Family Law Specialists.
• Over 30 years experience.
• Caring, discreet advice.
• High quality, cost effective service.
• Agency service in Middlesbrough Family Law matters (for other solicitors)

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

Paul J Watson Solicitor has over 30 years experience in providing practical, sound advice in a sympathetic manner and undertakes ongoing training to keep up with developments in family law.

If you need help with a family matter, child protection case, divorce or other related matters, then our Family Solicitor, Rebecca Davison, would initially talk to you over the telephone.  You could then arrange a free appointment to discuss your case, whether you are a Legal Aid or Private Paying client.

As family solicitors 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.  We are also members of Resolution, an organisation committed to the resolution of family disputes in a constructive and non-confrontational way, encouraging lawyers to help their clients settle matters amicably, in order to avoid the cost and stress of prolonged court proceedings, if at all possible.

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.

We can help you with the following Family Law problems;-

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 and Core Group Meetings.

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