Family & Matrimonial

Our Family Department is headed by Niall Colton, assisted by Aoife McKnight and Anne Caldwell.

We pride ourselves in the quality of service delivered to all our family law clients. This area of law is dynamic and has developed over the years to meet the changing structure of our society. It is wide ranging and can affect a broad range of people from all age groups and spectrums of society.

For many people their first encounter with the law is as a result of the unfortunate breakdown of a relationship or with the interference of the state in their family life with all the consequential trauma that can create.

We have extensive expertise in the following areas:

• Domestic Violence Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Civil Partnerships
• Cohabitation Issues
• Financial Agreements Pre and Post Divorce / Civil Partnership and Cohabitation
• Children Order Proceedings (Private and Public Law)
• Child Abduction
• Relocation
• Adoption (National and International)
• Collaborative Law

Support Staff: Margaret (City Centre Office), Frances (West Belfast Office)