Access Law Solicitors

read moreAccess Law LLP was established in 2005 in Shirley, Southampton by three family lawyers committed to providing a good value legal service to all members of the community. All three lawyers have considerable local experience in their respective fields, and together they have been serving the community for many years.

read moreWell those first two weeks back flew by, especially with Lockdown 3 introduced at such short notice. We are a mixture of some of us working from home and some in the office so please email or telephone as usual. If you have anything to drop off please call when. We will be closed from 12pm Thursday 24th December 2020 and reopen at 9am on Monday 4th January 2021. As we will not be open to the public, if you have any documents to deliver please put in the post box on the left of the building. We would like to wish all our clients and supporters a.

read moreEvery case is different, but here is some general information on how a typical divorce proceeds. A divorce can only be started if the parties have been married for at least a year unless special circumstances apply. A Divorce Petition is prepared setting out the parties involved and the grounds for the divorce. It is likely that the full procedure should take 3 to 4 months to obtain your Decree Absolute depending on the time it takes your spouse to respond. IMPORTANT: You must be aware that you are entitled to cease the proceedings at any time up until the Decree Nisi and in some circumstances until the Decree Absolute.

read moreThe most important thing to remember concerning Wills is that it is better to make a Will than not. Many view making a Will as something to be "put off" or as somehow tempting fate; it isn't - you are highly unlikely to die suddenly simply because you have made a Will. There are thousands of Wills in storage throughout the country, all belonging to perfectly healthy people (whose minds are clear of the worry that should they die suddenly their loved ones might not be taken care of or receive what is due to them).

read moreOur Southampton Family Law Team are very experienced in matters of Divorce, Care, Injunctions, Contact with Children, International Child Abduction, Family Financial Disputes, Civil Partnerships and similar issues. We endeavour to provide a reassuring and sympathetic response tempered by a realistic and practical approach to what are often difficult and emotional circumstances. At Access Law, we are experienced family lawyers, with nearly a century of experience between us. We usually recommend that a sensitive, constructive and non-confrontational approach to settling differences is usually beneficial.