"Excellent service...Extremely impressed...Swift and professional."
Sensitive, professional legal advice
Every marriage is different so every divorce is different. Providing the best solution for you requires solicitors with years of experience, an in-depth knowledge of case law and an excellent working relationship with the courts..
As members of Resolution we can help you with a range of divorce and separation services including:
Divorce
Children arrangements
Separation
Resolving finances
Civil partnerships
Mediation
Collaborative process
Prenuptial/financial agreements
Change of name
What Our Clients Say
“When I needed help with a family law matter, someone whose advice I trust recommended Richard Perrins. I was very impressed by Richard and I am incredibly pleased I chose to instruct him. He provided honest and clear advice throughout. I can’t speak highly enough of him. I would recommend Richard to anyone and will remain extremely grateful to him for helping me to conclude my case successfully.”
“My case with a family law matter was handled swiftly and professionally at all times. Lindsey Arnold represented me and kept me informed at all times. Her caring nature and knowledge and expertise showed throughout in what was an emotional time for me. I thank the whole team for all their hard work – I would recommend them to anyone. Thank you.”
"I used Richard Perrins, assisted by Lorraine Woodrow, to deal with my separation agreement and my divorce – including the financial matters – and felt that the service was excellent. I liked the fact Richard was clear about what could be achieved and what was realistic. I found this helped me through the difficult process.”
“Lindsey Arnold worked with me through a property and deed of settlement matter. I was extremely impressed and overwhelmed by how helpful Lindsey was throughout the process.”
“Having searched the local area for a law firm that really does support and assist the LGBTQ+ community, Coles Miller came highly recommended. From the start, Anna Burton was professional, polite, kind, understanding as well as efficient, clean and supportive every step of the way. Cannot recommend enough. If there is any legal query that you want good honest and professional assistance with, give these guys a call.”
“I would like to thank Anna for her very clear legal advice concerning my divorce and for your support when it looked like things would get nasty. Throughout, Anna has been very approachable, which helped me enormously.”
Sound legal expertise is essential but knowledge of the law alone is not enough. You need highly experienced solicitors who are used to handling complicated and challenging family situations.
Coles Miller’s incisive and tenacious divorce solicitors provide practical and pragmatic solutions that help you to:
safeguard your future
ensure a good outcome for your children
protect what is yours.
Providing simple, straightforward solutions to complex family issues enables you to move on and rebuild your life.
Our expert team can help you with specialised family law matters including:
high-net-worth divorce cases, offshore trusts
identifying hidden assets
freezing assets
securing maintenance orders.
We are a Dorset-based law firm with six offices but handle divorces, civil partnership dissolution and other family law matters from all over the country.
How Coles Miller’s Resolution Accreditations Can Help You
Coles Miller is a member of Resolution, an organisation of family lawyers and other professionals dedicated to making life easier for separating couples by defusing confrontation.
This makes divorce or dissolution of civil partnerships quicker, cheaper and less stressful. It eases the pain for all concerned, especially those affected most – the children.
Aside from the firm’s membership of Resolution, Coles Miller also has the following extra accreditations:
Resolution Mediator – Partner and Head of the Family Department Richard Perrins is specially trained to meditate to help resolve conflicts. This speeds up divorce cases – reducing costs and stress. Richard’s specialisms also include LGBT law, surrogacy and fertility law (international and domestic) and known donor disputes.
Resolution Specialist – Senior Associate Family Lawyer Lindsey Arnold is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in both Private Law Children and Complex Financial Remedy matters. Not many family lawyers have this combination of accreditations. Lindsey has proven expertise, having undergone rigorous assessment of her legal knowledge, ability and the way she works. Her specialisms include international divorce cases, jurisdictional issues and Hague Convention cases where children have been taken across borders. Her expertise and experience includes qualified teacher, Children’s Services and Clerk of the Court so she has seen family issues “from all angles”.
We understand that it is not always easy to talk if your partner is close by.
