Family
This firm retains a solid reputation for family work. Its main strength lies in financial matters related to divorce and relationship breakdown, and it continues to strengthen its expertise in cohabitation issues and private children matters. Sources applaud the group's settled and coherent approach: "They speak to each other and know exactly what's going on".
Christopher Upfield is lauded as a very personable man who is "thorough, cautious and hard-working," and whose "preparation is excellent." He mainly represents senior officers and attachés working abroad in financial matters, often involving pensions. Sources agree that associate Sally Pike is someone to keep an eye on for the future. She is described as a very able lady who has a "very approachable and efficient style. She gives good advice in a client-friendly manner." (Chambers and Partners 2012)
The ‘hugely experienced and able’ Coffin Mew LLP has ‘one of the strongest family teams in Hampshire’. Providing ‘first-class’ advice, Chris Upfield has a ‘cool head in a crisis’. Associates Sally Pike and Tina Day are ‘highly focused’ and ‘outstanding’. (Legal 500 Directory 2011)
Our highly regarded Family team has a regional reputation for service and advice in helping to resolve often difficult and sensitive family issues. From offices in Southampton, Portsmouth, and Gosport, we aim to achieve a solution that is constructive, pragmatic and cost effective.
The strength and depth of our expertise means that we can help solve your family issues - from financial arrangements arising from a divorce or separation, right through to specialist advice on living and contact arrangements for your children.
If you have even more complex family issues then you are certainly in safe hands. For example; we have wide ranging experience in armed forces and public sector pensions, shareholdings and partnerships in family businesses, trusts and tax issues and assets held off shore.
We also offer a bespoke service for pre or post nuptial agreements, living together agreements for cohabitees and advice on civil partnerships.
Always at the forefront of new national family initiatives, we have at team of collaborative lawyers and mediators who work with you to reach a practical settlement that avoids court proceedings – which can be better for all concerned.
So you can see that to find the right solution for you, the family team are never afraid to suggest alternative approaches. Whether you need the skills of our business or wealth management colleagues, or our strong external network of counsellors, accountants and IFAs you are always at the centre of our service.
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