Wigan top divorce and family law experts
McAlister Family Law are considered to have some of the best family law solicitors in Wigan.
Our experienced solicitors are highly knowledgeable. They can assist and guide you through the breakdown of your relationship and the consequences that follow. The team have a wealth of experience in all areas of family law, including divorce and financial matters, non-married couples, children disputes, modern families and domestic violence.
The team are led by Amanda McAlister. Often appearing on BBC morning Live, Amanda is considered the media’s “go to” for family law. Moreover, she is ranked as an Eminent Practitioner in Chambers and Partners and is named as a leading lawyer in the Legal 500. The firm also holds Tier 1 ranking, which is incredible.
In addition to private law disputes, McAlister is home to a leading children law team, with ten of our lawyers having achieved accreditation by the Law Society, and now sit as Children Panel Specialists – the only team having achieved this in the local area.
Wigan’s best divorce solicitors
Our family solicitors in Wigan aren’t just divorce lawyers. We can support clients with a variety of family issues, including helping separating couples (spouse or unmarried couples) navigate financial issues, children arrangements and disputes arising from the breakdown of parents’ relationships, protecting parties wealth – prior to the breakdown of relationships (including pre and post nuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements) and advising clients in respect of financial support for children which may arise from the breakdown of a cohabiting relationship.
When it comes to financial settlements, our wealth of experience allows us to support clients who have the most complex financial circumstances. Which is inclusive of professionals, armed forces and entrepreneurs. Our in depth knowledge means we have experience of business interests and shareholdings, estates, inherited or gifted assets and complex pensions.
McAlister Mission
Our team’s mission is to exceed our clients’ expectations both in terms of service, expertise and value.
We will do this by:
- Fighting for fairness in all our cases
- Putting our clients and children at the centre of everything we do
- Developing a robust and comprehensive plan to ensure that results are delivered and positive change can happen, so that life can move forward
Children lawyers Wigan
At McAlister, we believe the voice of a child should be the forefront consideration in any legal dispute. They should always be heard. Not only do we represent parents, but we routinely represent wider family members, including grandparents, stepparents and carers. Our team can even represent the child themselves.
It is of upmost importance that the child’s interest is protected at all times. As such, we work with parents, professionals and third party experts daily, across the team. We routinely deal with more complex issues and help families navigate them. We commonly deal with domestic abuse, parental alienation, harm towards a child and addiction.
Not only do we deal with disputes relating to contact arrangements, we are able to assist our clients in respect of other disagreements, involving a child. This could be relocation, including overseas relocation, or decisions regarding school, medical issues and so on.
McAlister Family Law support their clients in every capacity. We understand the sensitive nature of children disputes in particular, and help our clients navigate trough such a stressful and emotional process, by offering sensible advice and pragmatic representation.
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