Terry & Co is a small firm of solicitors based in the UK
(England) specialising in advice to the general public and especially
about divorce related matters. There is information about most of the
common questions raise about divorce in the index below. If you do not
find information about the subject you want in the list below (which
is not intended to be exhaustive) or if you need the advice of a UK
lawyer or solicitor on any divorce related matter which might need legal
action in England please contact
David Terry (dterry@terry.co.uk) and we will try to help.
Divorce - All issues relating to divorce - the grounds for it, practicalities,
legal aid, property issues, problems with children, specific issues
etc.
- Ancillary relief. - resolving the financial
issues which arise from a divorce - dividing property between husband
and wife and questions of alimony or maintenance.
- Calderbank letters. - protecting yourself
against paying costs in litigation about the financial side of a divorce.
- Changing a surname back
to a maiden name after divorce or changing surnames generally.
- Children - contact, residence etc. Problems
which may arise in relation to children within the context of divorce
proceedings or between parents generally - whether married or unmarried.
- Costs of a divorce - how much it typically
costs to obtain a divorce.
- DIY divorce - whether it
is feasible and what the pitfalls are.
- Domicile - getting a divorce in England
while living overseas. Whether it is necessary to be physically present
in England in order to get a divorce.
- Grounds for a divorce - the five grounds
upon which it is possible to seek a divorce.
- Legal aid - the effect the grant of legal
aid has in divorce proceedings.
- Men & divorce - specific issues of
concern to men in divorce proceedings and how the system affects the
outcome.
- Pensions in divorce -
how pensions are dealt with by the divorce courts.
- Pre-nuptial agreements - their enforceability
or otherwise and whether they are worth making before entering into
marriage.
- Property issues - how they are resolved
in divorce proceedings.
- Timescale. - how long it all takes to
obtain a divorce and to resolve any problems relating either to children
or to property.
