The court that decides contested divorce finances for the whole of west London sits in Feltham, which gives divorce solicitors in Hounslow an advantage most boroughs lack: the West London Family Court is on their doorstep, and they are in it every week. Hearings, consent orders and urgent applications are all dealt with there, and knowing how its lists work and how long a financial dispute resolution appointment takes to come round is practical knowledge that saves clients money.
The divorces themselves vary as much as the borough does. In Chiswick the assets may include a house worth several million, a business, share options from a job at Chiswick Business Park and a second home abroad, and the argument is about needs versus sharing and whether wealth brought into the marriage should be ring-fenced. In Hounslow town, Heston and Feltham the family home is more often the only asset and the question is whether it can be kept for the children at all. Airline and airport pensions are substantial and frequently overlooked; only a pension sharing order can divide one. Families with roots in India, Pakistan, Poland or Somalia may need advice on property abroad and on whether a religious marriage or divorce has any standing in English law.
The legal process is the same for everyone: a no-fault application online, a wait of at least twenty weeks before the conditional order, and a separate financial order, agreed in a consent order or decided by a judge after a mediation information and assessment meeting.
Most Hounslow firms charge a fixed fee for the divorce and hourly rates for the finances. Legal aid is available only where domestic abuse can be evidenced.
Divorce solicitors near Hounslow are listed below, verified firms first. Our guides describe the divorce process and the cost of a divorce; the general divorce solicitors page explains the service, and the family law solicitors in Hounslow page covers children and injunctions.
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