Family Law

When a relationship breaks down, you need an experienced and friendly lawyer to help you get through what can often be a difficult time.

Our Services

We offer advice on:

• Divorce
• Separation
• Breakdown of Cohabitation
• Financial Disputes
• Children Work
• Property Disputes
• Collaborative Law 

The Family Law Team

Judith Fitzpatrick a partner in the practice manages the Family Department. Judith qualified as a solicitor in 1980.  She is a member of the Solicitor’s Family Law Association, now known as Resolution. She has been accredited by the Law Society and has been accepted as a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel. She has also been awarded accredited specialist status by Resolution, one of only a small number in Bradford.

Judith is one of only three solicitors in Bradford to be able to practise Collaborative Law.

The collaborative family law process is a relatively new way of dealing with family disputes. Each person appoints their own lawyer but instead of conducting negotiations between you and your partner by letter or phone you meet together to work things out face to face.

Each of you will have your lawyer by your side throughout the entire process and therefore you will benefit from legal advice as you go. The aim of collaborative law is to resolve family disputes without going to court,

Emma Brocklebank is also a Solicitor in the department. She qualified in 2002 and combines her work as a litigator with advising clients with family problems. She has recently been awarded the Cawthron Memorial Prize by Bradford Law Society in recognition of her skills as a young advocate.

The family law team offers a free 30 minute initial consultation.