International Family Matters

What we do

Family arrangements that span countries can involve competing laws, courts and practical considerations. We advise individuals and families on cross-border relationship, children, financial and succession matters, coordinating advice across jurisdictions where necessary.

Our work may involve divorce and separation, financial arrangements, international assets, relocation, child arrangements, nuptial agreements, succession planning and disputes. We work with trusted advisers in other countries to ensure that decisions are informed by the full international picture.

How we can help

We identify the jurisdictions involved, explain the available options and develop a coordinated strategy around your priorities. Early advice can be particularly important where more than one country’s courts may have authority or where assets and family members are located overseas.

We provide clear, discreet and sensitive support designed to reduce uncertainty, protect your position and help you move forward with confidence.

Cross-border dispute resolution

Using negotiation, mediation and litigation to resolve disputes involving multiple legal systems.

Cross-border financial arrangements

Addressing overseas property, businesses, pensions, trusts and enforcement in financial remedy proceedings.

Foreign wills and Powers of Attorney

Creating aligned documents and authority arrangements for assets and decisions in different countries.

International chldren matters

Advising on relocation, child arrangements, abduction risk and recognition of orders across jurisdictions.

International divorce and separation

Advising on jurisdiction, forum and strategy where spouses or assets are connected with more than one country.

International probate and estate administration

Coordinating advisers and processes across jurisdictions following a death.

International wealth and tax planning

Coordinating family arrangements with cross-border succession, tax and asset-planning advice.

Nuptial and relationship agreements

Preparing coordinated agreements for couples with international assets, residence or family connections.

The right legal experts, wherever you are.

Regional teams, nationally connected – we move quickly, stay close, and bring the right specialists together around you.

Partners who stay close

Our Partners take the time to understand what matters to each client and remain closely involved as work progresses. Their experience brings perspective, sound judgment and a clear sense of what may be needed next as we grow together. This continuity creates trusted relationships, keeps advice grounded in the wider context and gives clients direct access to the people responsible for guiding their most important decisions.

Advisers you won't outgrow

A relationship with us can develop as your ambitions, circumstances and priorities change, grow and evolve over the years. We bring together the right combination of legal and professional expertise from across the business, without losing the relationships and understanding already established. From our full spectrum of services for individuals and businesses alike through to our specialist services in chartered town planning, patent and trademark attorneys, tax, competition and regulatory with sector specialists across the board, you can draw on the broadest of capability while continuing to work with advisers who know what matters to you.

Experts on your doorstep

We believe clients shouldn't have to choose between accessibility and expertise. Our advisers are based in the communities where you live and work, providing the personal relationships and local understanding that come from being close at hand. Backed by a connected national business, you also get access to a wide range of specialist expertise.

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