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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. Although we can provide advice on most aspects of British law for clients based overseas as well as in the UK our main interest and expertise is in the area of divorce and matrimonial law. 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 matter which might need legal action in England relating to divorce please contact David Terry (dterry@terry.co.uk) and we will try to help.

About Us - Some biographical information and background to this site.

 

Children - Access, contact, residence, custody, maintenance etc and all problems related to children whether the parents are married or unmarried.

 

Cohabitees - Particular legal issues facing people who live together but who are not married - wills, property issues, difficulties with children etc.

 

Contacting Us - How to contact us - by e-mail, phone, fax or mail.

 

Conveyancing - Buying and selling residential properties as a couple.

• Costs of house purchase.

 

Costs - How much you will be charged by solicitors for legal work carried out on your behalf and on what basis. How to pay for what you want and no more.

• Time costing - understanding how solicitors charge for their time.

 

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 is 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.

Wills - why they are necessary for cohabitees.

 

 

Injunctions - Non molestation orders, ejecting a violent spouse from the matrimonial home etc.

 

 

Jokes - Terribly unfair and tasteless jokes about lawyers.

 

 

Legal Aid - Eligibility for legal aid and how it affects divorce litigation.

 

 

Matrimonial - Difficulties which may arise in the course of a marriage - divorce, property disputes, difficulties with children etc.

 

Matrimonial Property Disputes - How matrimonial property is divided in the event of a divorce or in the context of a dispute within marriage.