A farmhouse that has been in one family since before the war, the land around it, and a marriage that has ended: this is the kind of divorce that Truro solicitors see more often than their colleagues in Bristol or London. The farm is the home, the business and the inheritance all at once, and the court has to meet both spouses' needs without destroying the livelihood that pays for them. Inherited land, farming partnerships with parents and brothers, and tenancies that cannot be sold all need careful handling.
Divorce has been no-fault since April 2022. The application is made online, singly or jointly, and a conditional order cannot be made until twenty weeks have passed. What a Cornish divorce solicitor spends their time on is the money. Holiday cottages and second homes are common assets and can be let, sold or kept; pensions from the NHS at Treliske, from Cornwall Council or from service at Culdrose often need a pension sharing order; and couples who retired to Cornwall in their sixties may be dividing a lifetime of savings in a county where buying two homes is far harder than buying one was.
Agreements are written into a consent order and approved by the family court in Truro without a hearing. Where there is no agreement, the financial case runs through that court, with a mediation information and assessment meeting required first for most applications. Arrangements for children follow the same route.
Expect a fixed fee for the divorce itself and hourly or staged fees for the financial side; a first appointment is often free. Legal aid is granted only where there is evidence of domestic abuse.
Truro's divorce solicitors are listed below, verified firms first, then the nearest. For background read the divorce process and how much a divorce costs, see the general divorce solicitors guide, and for children and cohabitation turn to family law solicitors in Truro.
