Family Law Solicitors in Goole

Our Goole office at the Port Office on East Parade offers the same family law service as our head office in Scunthorpe, for people in Goole and the towns and villages around it, from Howden and Snaith to Rawcliffe, Airmyn, Swinefleet and Eastrington. You can arrange to see us in Goole, or work with us by phone, video call and email if that is easier around work and family.

Whatever has brought you to us, a separation, a divorce, worries about the children or a need for protection, we start with a free initial chat so you understand your options before you decide anything.

The firm holds the Law Society’s Family Law accreditation, which covers divorce, the dissolution of civil partnerships and prenuptial agreements, and the Family Law Advanced accreditation, which recognises expertise in complex matters including financial settlements and cohabitation. Our family solicitors are also members of Resolution, so we aim to resolve things constructively, using negotiation and mediation wherever we can and court only when it is genuinely needed.

Many families around Goole run farms or their own businesses, and separating is harder when the family home, the land and the business are all tied up together. Questions we often help with include how a farm or business is valued, whether land that was inherited or owned before the marriage is treated differently, and how a fair settlement can be reached without forcing the sale of a working business. These cases need careful financial evidence and, often, input from valuers and accountants, and we plan for that from the start.

Divorce is now no fault: there is no need to blame anyone, and either of you can apply alone or you can apply together. The legal process takes at least 26 weeks. Where you both agree on everything, the divorce itself is a fixed £500 plus VAT, plus the court fee. Sorting out money, property and children is a separate step, usually the larger part of the cost, and a court order, usually a consent order, is what makes an agreement binding and stops future claims. Read more about divorce and financial orders.

If you are not married or in a civil partnership, the rules are very different. There is no such thing as common law marriage in England and Wales, so a court cannot divide property on the basis of fairness when an unmarried couple separate. What happens to the home depends on who owns it and what you intended, and money for the children is dealt with through child maintenance and, in some cases, a claim under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. We can explain where you stand and help you reach a separation agreement.

We help parents agree where their children will live and how they will spend time with each of them, using mediation where it helps, and apply to court for a child arrangements order where agreement is not possible. If you or your children need protection from abuse, we can apply for protective injunctions, and Legal Aid is available for these if you meet the Legal Aid Agency criteria. Where social services are involved, Legal Aid is often available to parents in care proceedings.

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   Call the Goole office

   Ask for a free initial chat. We listen, explain your options and tell you what happens next.

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   Clear costs

   We tell you how we will charge, a fixed fee where we can, before any work starts.

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   Agreement first

   We negotiate for you and use mediation where it helps, to keep costs and conflict down.

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   Court when needed

   If agreement is not possible, we prepare your case and represent you.

Our fees are the same at both offices.

We provide Legal Aid for private and public law family matters where you qualify. You can check eligibility on GOV.UK. See our family law pricing page for full details.

Tracy Talbot and our family team see family clients at our Goole office in the Port Office on East Parade. Our family law work is accredited by the Law Society, and our family solicitors are members of Resolution.

Tracy TalbotAssociate SolicitorA family solicitor since 2003 and a trained collaborative lawyer, helping couples settle matters without a court battle.Adrian CoggonConsultantAdvises across family law and is a Family Mediation Council accredited mediator.Kiran SarkariaAssociate SolicitorMore than 10 years in private family law, covering divorce, finances and children.

Yes. Tracy Talbot and our family team see clients at our Goole office at the Port Office on East Parade. Call 01405 763853 to arrange a time, or ask to talk by phone or video instead.

Yes. We act for families across Goole and the surrounding area, including Howden, Snaith, Rawcliffe, Airmyn, Swinefleet and Eastrington.

It depends on how it is owned, how it was acquired and what both of you need. Land or a business brought into the marriage or inherited may be treated differently from assets built up together. The aim is a fair settlement, and where possible one that keeps a working business going.

A straightforward no fault divorce is a fixed £500 plus VAT (£600), plus the court fee. That is the divorce itself when you both agree on everything. Financial matters and arrangements for children are charged at hourly rates and can run to several thousand pounds, or more if they go to court, so we give you an estimate before we start. See our realistic guide to what a divorce costs.

We provide Legal Aid for private and public law family matters where you qualify. It is means tested and mainly available where there is domestic abuse or a child protection concern.

Often, yes. Mediation lets you agree arrangements for money and children with the help of a neutral mediator. Adrian Coggon in our family team is a Family Mediation Council accredited mediator, and we can talk you through whether mediation suits your situation.

Not usually. Most family matters are settled by agreement, often with the help of mediation. Court is there for when agreement is not possible or someone needs urgent protection.