International Divorce Lawyers

Our International divorce lawyers can help when you have an international element to your divorce. You may have joint property overseas, or perhaps one spouse wants to return to live in their home country.

It’s possible for each spouse to get what they want and achieve financial provision. However, there are some unique considerations when there’s an international aspect to the divorce.

Our International divorce lawyers have years of experience dealing with complex divorces like this. We can help achieve the arrangements and financial settlement that you need to secure the future you want.

Children: international relocation

It may be the case that you, or your ex-spouse, want to live abroad after your divorce or separation. What happens to the children in these circumstances?

You will need to agree on the movement of your children between countries. In other words, one parent can’t take the children abroad, without the other’s permission.

Our International divorce lawyers can help you negotiate an agreement with your ex-spouse, but if an agreement is not possible, we can apply to the court for a relocation order. If the order is granted, you will be able take your children abroad, even if the other parent objects.

On the other hand, you could find yourself in a situation where your ex-spouse has taken your children abroad without your permission. In these circumstances, our International divorce lawyers will move quickly to obtain a legal resolution for you through the courts.

Dealing with assets abroad

All of your assets will be taken into account in the financial settlement for the divorce. That includes any assets that are located abroad.

If you think your ex-spouse may be concealing assets that are overseas, we can carry out a tracing exercise to locate them.

Similarly, if you suspect that your ex-spouse may covertly move assets abroad to keep them out of sight, we can apply to court to freeze certain assets.

However complex the situation, our International divorce lawyers can find a legal route to protect what’s rightfully yours.

Proceedings overseas with International Divorce Lawyers

We work with International divorce lawyers across the world to help you get the best result for you and your family.

This could include an analysis on which country is best placed to oversee your divorce, if you have the option to divorce in more than one country.

In some cases, you may need to apply to the English Court for a financial “top up”, if you think that the financial provision made for you abroad was inadequate.

Our International divorce lawyers have experience in these multi-jurisdictional issues, and we will advise you throughout the process.

Book in for an initial chat

Please get in touch if you’d like to talk about your divorce or separation. We also represent civil partners so if you are a civil partner in need of advice, please reach out to us.

It’s important that you feel comfortable with the International Divorce lawyer taking on your case, so the initial chat is free and there’s no obligation to take it further.