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Family
At Overburys, we have a large and experienced team dealing with Family Law. We offer a constructive and conciliatory approach to resolving legal problems on relationship breakdown.
Our range of expertise includes divorce, separation, cohabitee disputes, financial provision, domestic violence and child care law (both Public and Private Law).
We hold a Legal Aid franchise in family law and as such we are able to offer a full range of Public Funding to those clients who meet eligibility criteria. For private clients, we offer an initial free thirty minute consultation and a competitive rate of charges.
The department is headed by:
 | Amanda Maruca Amanda is Head of the Family Law Department and a Partner in the firm. She specialises in all aspects of family and matrimonial law but in particular divorce, separation, cohabitee disputes and financial provision. Amanda is a member of the Law Society Advanced Family Law Panel and a collaborative Law Member. | |
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 | Richard Bevan Richard specialises in all issues of child care law, both Public and Private, and Injunctions. Richard is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Law Society Childrens’ Panel and a collaborative Law Member. | |
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 | Penny Nicoll Penny is an extremely experienced family lawyer and regarded as a specialist in her field. She specialises primarily in separation, divorce and financial provision often acting in cases involving high net worth assets. Penny is a Consultant within the firm. | |
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 | Sophie Key Sophie is an Assistant Solicitor dealing in all aspects of family and matrimonial law but rapidly developing expertise and specialism in child care issues acting in both Public and Private law proceedings. | |
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 | Sophie Mitchell Sophie Mitchell qualified as an Assistant Solicitor in the Family Department in September 2006 having completed her training with the firm. She deals with all aspects of family and matrimonial law including Divorce, Finances, Injunctions and Private Law Children Act Proceedings. | |
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