Trying to manage divorce proceedings yourself can be a highly emotional, risky process littered with pitfalls that may not be apparent at the outset.

Laura Lambert, family law solicitor at Ansons Solicitors in Cannock, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire, often sees couples embarking on the divorce process come up against challenges and decisions they had never even thought about.

‘When you are going through a financial separation and making arrangements for children you require guidance and support to reach the right decision and achieve the right outcome. Without the right support, the process simply falls apart and fails to progress,’ says Laura.

In this series of blogs, Laura outlines the top six reasons why you should use a Resolution accredited family lawyer to handle your divorce.

Help you negotiate an agreement

Processing your divorce documents is just one stage of separating your lives. You also need to work out how you will separate your finances and make arrangements for children. Your solicitor can offer an alternative route, called Collaborative Law that avoids going to court. This route helps couples negotiate an agreement together with legal advice and support throughout.

For more information on divorce or any other family law matter, contact Laura Lambert on 01543 431996 or email llambert@ansons.law.

Ansons Solicitors have offices in Cannock and Lichfield. We have also extended our family law services to Sutton Coldfield, by appointment only.