Family Law Services in North Shields & Newcastle

Specialist family solicitors helping clients across Newcastle and the North East. Book a free 30-minute consultation.

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We combine decades of specialist experience with a modern, client-centred approach.

Usher Family Law is a boutique, accredited practice offering strategic advice and exceptional representation in complex children matters, high value divorce and financial cases, and domestic abuse. Find out more about our areas of practice below.

Practice Areas

Divorce, Separation & Dissolution of Civil Partnerships

  • Divorce applications
  • Judicial separation
  • Civil partnership dissolution
  • Separation agreements
Read about divorce

Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements

  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Postnuptial agreements
  • Drafting and advice
Read about prenuptial agreements

Financial Settlements

  • Family home
  • Property division
  • Pension sharing
  • Spousal maintenance
Read about financial settlements

Cohabitation & Unmarried Couples

  • Cohabitation agreements
  • Property disputes (TOLATA claims)
  • Financial issues following separation
Read about cohabitation

Children Matters for Separated Parents

  • Child arrangements (living and spending time with)
  • Specific Issue Orders
  • Prohibited Steps Orders
  • Relocation applications
  • Grandparents’ applications
  • Parental responsibility
Read about child arrangements

Social Services involvement with Children (Care Proceedings)

  • Care orders
  • Supervision orders
  • Child Protection Conferences
  • PLO Meetings
  • Representation of parents, children and family members in court proceedings
Read about care proceedings

Adoption & Special Guardianship

  • Adoption applications
  • Step-parent adoption
  • Special Guardianship Orders
  • Kinship care arrangements
Read about adoption & special guardianship

Domestic Abuse Protection

  • Non-Molestation Orders
  • Occupation Orders
  • Emergency injunctions
  • Protective measures for children
Read about domestic abuse protection

International Family Law

  • International child abduction
  • Leave to remove children from the jurisdiction
  • International relocation
  • Recognition of foreign orders
Read about international family law

Mediation & Non-Court Dispute Resolution

  • Family mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Negotiated settlements
Read about family mediation

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