Specialists in:
- Divorce and Separation
- Financial issues
- Children
- Pre-Marital Agreements and Living Together
- Civil Partnerships
- Domestic abuse
- Care proceedings and issues with social services
We are an experienced team providing specialist family law advice to the West Yorkshire area and beyond.
We offer advice in all aspects of family law whether you are single, married, living together or in a civil partnership.
We can assess you for public funding (Legal Aid) as we are contracted with the Legal Aid Agency. We will consider whether you meet the relevant eligibility requirements and advise you accordingly.
If you would like to have an initial meeting to discuss your options, costs or if you would just like some straightforward advice you can book a £99 (including VAT at 20%) fixed fee.
Our People
Tim Wilton
Partner
Pontefract Office
Tim has been with Hartley & Worstenholme since he began his career in law and is a member of the Law society’s Family law accreditation scheme.
Tim works across all areas of the family department and he has a particular interest in cases involving children, both private and public disputes. Tim conducts his own advocacy whenever possible, including contested hearings and final hearings.
Tim deals with matters where there are disputes between parents or other significant people in children’s lives, as well as public law matters where social services are involved. Tim frequently represents parents in proceedings brought by the local authority including cases where children are being removed or are potentially being removed. Tim also assists client’s seeking to challenge local authority assessments and has acting in cases including applications to discharge care orders or seeking leave to oppose adoption. Tim also has experience in dealing with clients with additional needs.
Tim also frequently deals with cases concerning domestic abuse, including non-molestation orders and occupation orders.
To email Tim, click
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Barbara Stevens
Senior Solicitor and Collaborative Lawyer
Castleford Office
Barbara is an experienced Family Lawyer who has been qualified since 1988. Barbara specialises in matrimonial law, is a collaborative lawyer and member of the Solicitors Family Law Group Resolution.
Barbara deals with divorce and children arrangements as well as family finance, property and pension disputes/settlements arising out of divorce. Barbara also deals with co-habitation issues including separation. Barbara is a specialist in drawing up pre and post-nuptial and co-habitation agreements and is adept at dealing with high conflict situations. The firm can also deal with transfers and sales of matrimonial and jointly owned property.
To contact Barbara, click
here.
