Areas of Family Dispute Resolution

Finances in Divorce

Most people do not realise that settling the finances of a marriage during a divorce process is completely separate from the actual legal ending of the marriage and it is often the most important aspect.

There are crucial elements to consider such as:

• Would a clean-break option be best for your situation? Or would ongoing spousal maintenance be better?
• What provision is being made for you and any children to have a property to live in?
• What family assets are you entitled to, depending on what roles are played and what each of you are earning?
• Should you be committing to years of child and/or spousal maintenance?

These are critical questions that should be evaluated and decided on. At Red Bar Law, we evaluate your position very carefully to ensure that you understand all the options that are available to you, so that you can make better and more informed choices. 

Children’s Disputes

When disputes arise about your children with your partner, whether you are married or not, tensions can be very high and it can become an extremely distressing time. 

Our legal experts will give you quick and precise information so that you can make informed decisions having been presented with all the options available.

Whether you want to contest access to your children, the taking of children away without the other parents’ consent, or decisions about your childrens’ living arrangements, we can assist you to resolve your dispute. 

Cohabitation & Separation

Upon separation, if you have not married your partner or entered into a civil partnership, disputes can quickly arise about who gets what out of any assets.

We can assist you with finding out what your legal rights are to these assets and how to go about getting access to the estates that your ex-partner may be refusing to give to you. 

Family Disputes

Disputes within families arise for various reasons, tensions can rise high and matters can spiral out of hand and become very costly with legal advisers.

At Red Bar Law our team of specialists will give you quick and precise advice to keep the length of your dispute down to a minimum and out of any Court proceedings if possible.

We will ensure that you are well-informed of your legal choices so that you can make the best decisions at every step of the way. 

Mediation

By resolving your matter at a mediation, we can save you time, money and the stress of dealing with a dispute that can drag out for months or even years.

Private mediations have a success rate of over 60%, with disputes resolving either at the mediation, or very shortly after.

Mediation can be set up in various forms. We have found that the most successful format to reach a conclusion in a dispute is to have each party and their legal advisors situated in separate rooms, with an accredited mediator going between the parties to try and enable a successful settlement. 

This process allows each person to discuss the options of a possible settlement, and what their decisions will mean if they choose to settle.

We understand that any dispute will have a highly charged emotional and stressful elements to it.

In complex matters we assist you in evaluating the time and cost to resolve a depute through mediation, versus what the future outcomes can be if you proceeded to a Court process.