If your marriage or relationship with your partner has run into difficulty it is important that during such an emotionally vulnerable time that you do not lose or give up your legal rights. Those rights could include financial arrangements, property and access or custody of children.

We will advise you on whether or not you require maintenance for yourself and whether or not you should go to the Magistrate's Court or High Court. You may be able to sign a separation agreement and not go to court. We will also advise you about maintenance for children and the Child Support Agency. If you are not married, your rights are very different and we will advise you of these.

If your marriage has irretrievably broken down and you can show one or more of five legal reasons why this is so, you may apply for a divorce. If you do not wish to proceed for divorce you may wish to apply for judicial separation.

Siobhan is also a collaborative lawyer and therefore will try to ensure every divorce is as friendly as possible.