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There are always strong emotions involved when it comes to family law. Our specialist family law solicitors will treat your case with the care and sensitivity it deserves. We combine that compassion with the professionalism and practicality needed to handle family matters.

We have a long record of resolving family law matters amicably, which minimises conflict, stress and expense for everyone involved. But, if another party makes this impossible, our family solicitors will strongly protect the interests of you and your loved ones.

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How our family law solicitors help you

Our professional family law and matrimonial law solicitors will provide the expert legal support you need in all areas of family law. This includes:

Divorce

A divorce or separation can be hugely stressful and often contentious. At a time when emotions are running high, our family law solicitors offer listening ears and cool heads. We draw on our experience to secure the outcomes that are best for you and any children involved, without creating extra stress.

Matrimonial agreements

Our experienced family law solicitors will work to help you reach a matrimonial agreement with your former spouse. We have vast experience of negotiating divorce financial settlements on behalf of our clients. We’re here to ensure you secure a fair portion of your joint assets.

Premarital agreements

Limit the stress and acrimony if a relationship breaks down in the future by making a premarital agreement. Also known as a prenuptial agreement or prenup, this legal document will help you to reach a matrimonial agreement before the marriage starts. We offer similar services for cohabitation agreements.

Civil partnership

Get expert legal advice on every aspect of your civil partnership. This includes pre-civil partnership agreements, which work similarly to prenuptial agreements, or civil partnership dissolution, which we approach similarly to divorce settlements.

Child custody

We bring an empathetic and focused approach to incredibly difficult child custody cases, including adoption proceedings and cases in which a parent or relative has abducted a child. In the overwhelming majority of cases, we help parents reach a workable agreement on child arrangements, residence and other child custody matters.

Child contact

Our experienced family solicitors will guide you through every aspect of child contact matters. This includes child visitation rights, parental responsibility and father’s rights issues. In all cases, we offer practical but sensitive legal advice that helps you to protect your child’s best interests.

Domestic violence and harassment

If you’re facing violence from or being harassed by a partner, former partner or relative, it can be highly traumatic. You might understandably be fearful for your safety. We will help you to use all available legal channels to limit and eliminate the harmful behaviour that is being inflicted on you.

Mediation and arbitration

In most family law cases, mediation is an important option for avoiding unwanted hurt, legal fees and stress for everyone involved. Using the experience we’ve built over many decades, our family law solicitors will explore all avenues to find satisfactory outcomes without the need to go to court.

Why choose H McPartland & Sons as your family law solicitors?

Having served as family solicitors in Lurgan and Lisburn since 1949, we’ve become part of the fabric of our close-knit local communities. That’s probably a key factor in why so many local people decide we’re the best family law solicitors to entrust with such sensitive matters.

Over those many decades working as family law solicitors in Northern Ireland, we’ve built a wealth of knowledge and experience of all aspects of family and matrimonial law. We will use that know-how to avoid unnecessary conflict, while also protecting your best interests.

Our approach is sensitive and empathetic, with a focus on securing the best possible outcome for your circumstances. We’ve successfully negotiated agreements and settlements for many local people over the years. In all cases, we work towards amicable resolutions with minimal hassle and costs for everyone involved.

For a discussion about how we would approach your family law case, book a free consultation. Our family law solicitors will give you initial legal advice – and there is no obligation to proceed. Visit us at our offices in Lisburn or Lurgan, which both have free car parking. Alternatively, you can arrange a home visit or phone consultation.