We firmly believe that there is an alternative to the aggressive and non-personal approach to the provision of family law advice. We prefer to deal with cases on an individual basis and will approach the issues sensitively and pragmatically. We strive to avoid situations where conflict is exaggerated or a Court application becomes necessary.
Our aim is to provide a high quality personal service whilst offering straightforward and understandable legal advice. Our experience enables us to provide you with the very best legal advice whilst being supportive and practical in our approach.
We understand that when you are going through a separation or a divorce you are experiencing a very traumatic and difficult time in your life. We also understand that it is very difficult to pluck up the courage to take the first steps towards taking legal advice. During the initial telephone consultation, we will endeavour to provide you with a summary of what you can expect from our service. Throughout your case, we will offer you clear and practical advice and we will endeavour to make the process less stressful for you. We will respond to your individual requirements as quickly as possible to put your mind at rest during periods of uncertainty.
As a Collaborative Lawyer, Jo is trained to provide an alternative method of dispute resolution. Jo trained with an organisation called Resolution whose members are family lawyers and other professionals who are committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes and which promotes a non-confrontational approach to family issues. The training helped to develop the skills to handle situations differently and with dignity. We will at all times encourage you to consider solutions which address the needs of the whole family and in particular, the children, such as Mediation, Collaborative Law, Family Therapy and Arbitration.
We will endeavour to avoid contested Court proceedings wherever possible. However, our experience enables us to recognise that there are occasionally situations where the parties are not able to contemplate alternative methods of resolving their issues and their case needs to be referred to the Court to provide focus and structure. If Court proceedings do become necessary, we will protect you and represent you in a professional, caring and cost effective manner throughout the proceedings and we will offer you guidance and advice on the Court process together with representation at Court hearings.
We offer face to face meetings to suit you and can even arrange to see you during the evenings or at the weekend either at your home, your workplace or at a location to suit you in the North Staffordshire area. During your case, we will communicate with you by telephone, email, Skype and FaceTime to fit in with your busy life and to provide you with an efficient service. We also share documents relating to your case via a secure and easy to use system called Law Connect. This enables you to review and consider documents sent to you whilst being confident that your documents and personal information have remained confidential. However if you are not comfortable using technology, we will communicate with you using more traditional methods.
As a local niche family practice with less overheads than some more traditional firms, we are able to restrict the number of clients that we take on at any one time to ensure that we provide the very best personal service to all of our clients. We will take time to listen to your problems and will provide you with the advice and support that you need to enable you to find a solution whilst helping you to maintain family relationships for the future.
We advise our clients honestly, objectively and treat them with dignity and respect. As long standing members of Resolution, we will abide by the Resolution Code of Practice in all cases. A copy of the Code can be found on the Resolution website where you will also find lots of useful information and advice – www.resolution.org.uk
