Family Solicitors in Arundel

Arundel's setting among farms and country estates means family solicitors here regularly deal with divorces where a working farm, land, or an equestrian business forms part of the matrimonial assets - property that's harder to value and divide than a straightforward house and pension, particularly where the farm supports the couple's income as well as representing their main capital asset.

The court's approach in these cases still starts from the same principles as any divorce - fairness, needs, and sharing - but applying them to a farming business often means expert valuation evidence and creative solutions that avoid forcing a sale of land that's been in a family for generations. Arrangements for children are generally agreed separately from the finances, with the court only becoming involved where parents can't reach agreement themselves.

Local firms also advise on pre-nuptial agreements where family land or a business is being brought into a marriage, and on the separate issue of grandparents' contact rights when a relationship breaks down.