Family Law Solicitors

Praised as a "go-to firm" for family law, the "incredibly experienced" team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors is ranked Tier 1 in The Legal 500 UK 2025 edition. Described as an "excellent team" that is both "knowledgeable and forward-thinking," they are further commended for their "powerful" expertise in representing clients with Autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergent conditions.

The "united" and "hardworking" Family team at Duncan Lewis is praised for its "empathy and patience" in supporting vulnerable clients. The team is "adept" in handling complex children law matters, offering extensive expertise in both legal aid and private cases. Their experience spans complex cases such as international child abduction, abuse, child sexual exploitation, forced marriage, and FGM.

Duncan Lewis' "exceptional" family team with a "stellar reputation" for "going the extra mile" is ranked Tier 1 in The Legal 500 2024. The "go-to recommendation in family law" dispenses advice on the full spectrum of family matters, including international child abduction cases, special guardianship orders, wardship issues, surrogacy and adoption cases, and public law children matters. The "very experience and impressive" team also has "a great deal of experience handling high-net-worth divorces and co-habitation agreements".

The "very diligent" and "passionate" Family practitioners at Duncan Lewis Solicitors "have notable expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes." The team is "adept at handling difficult children law matters on both a public and private basis" with "substantial experience in cases concerning abuse, child sexual exploitation and forced marriage."

Duncan Lewis Solicitors‘ "insightful, supportive and professional" family and child care team are all "highly competent" and provide "excellent legal advice". The team's "greatest advantage is its enormous size and quality of solicitors as well as its diversity of experience across the firm". "It handles all aspects of family law, with particular specialism in representing victims of domestic violence, handling complex divorce matters and securing financial settlement following the breakdown of a marriage. Other strengths include handling complex cross-border matters." The lawyers are ‘"friendly professionals who take the time to understand your case".

Duncan Lewis Solicitors' "superbly reliable" family law team is one of the largest in the South East. The "professional, personable, and very efficient" family team "handle a full range of family law matters from divorce and financial settlements to pre-nuptial and cohabitation agreements. The firm is particularly skilled at navigating cases of parental conflict involving elements of domestic abuse and parental alienation."

An "extremely knowledgeable" and "hugely capable" family and child care team. The department specialises in representing clients who are facing emergency situations and frequently supports on child relocation, sexual harm, safeguarding and domestic abuse issues. It runs a culturally diverse caseload and specialises in international child abduction cases in addition to female genital mutilation cases. "They have excellent client service and have a fundamental grasp of the legal issues in complex cases and have the ability to relay that to their clients in an understandable and user friendly manner".

The family and child care offering at Duncan Lewis Solicitors "go above and beyond" to ensure the best possible outcome for their clients. The "helpful and friendly" team specialises in domestic abuse cases, and has expertise in forced marriage and FGM. In addition, it advises on complex private children matters, including emergency protection and adoption cases, often internationally. The wider firm prides itself on its cross-cultural awareness, which strengthen its ability to provide support in unorthodox family matters.

“Duncan Lewis Solicitors handles all aspects of family law with particular specialism in representing victims of domestic violence, unusual divorces and securing financial settlements following the breakdown of a marriage. It is also skilled at handling the complexities of parental conflict especially parental alienation cases and also has extensive experience in Islamic law. It has, in addition, a particular specialism in advising on female genital mutilation protection orders and has a formidable reputation for its experience in international and domestic family law proceedings at the high court. It receives plaudits for its 'outstanding client care'. The lawyers are 'always compassionate and understanding'.”

"Family law team handling a wide range of both financial remedy and children work, with notable expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Adept at handling difficult children law matters on both a public and private basis, with substantial experience in cases concerning abuse, child sexual exploitation and forced marriage, among other issues."

“Duncan Lewis Solicitors has a broad range of experience and handles all aspects of family law. Key specialisms include representing the victims of domestic violence and assisting clients with securing a financial settlement following the breakdown of a marriage. The team also handles matters such as special guardianship orders, the distribution of business assets and the international movement of children, as well as protecting clients in emergency situations in cases involving non-accidental injury, sexual assault, grooming or forced marriages.”

Duncan Lewis Solicitors  is an ‘excellent firm with talented and experienced staff’.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is 'a well-established and respected firm that provides a high quality of work in an efficient and friendly way'. Its expertise covers divorce and matrimonial cases, with notable expertise in representing domestic abuse victims under legal aid and mediation, as well as ancillary relief expertise. It also handles public law and cross-border issues concerning children, and has niche shari'ah-law expertise.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors has expertise in matrimonial and children cases, with notable strengths in cross-border disputes.

'Duncan Lewis' Family and Childcare department is a 'Recognised Practitioner' in the 2019 edition of Chambers & Partners UK for their family/matrimonial work in Birmingham and the surrounds.

"Duncan Lewis Solicitors provides legal aid advice on domestic and cross-border child care matters, and also handles private law with a particular niche in forced marriage protection orders, domestic violence and child abduction cases."

"Duncan Lewis Solicitors has a large team that ‘covers a broad range of family cases and excels in children’s cases."

"Duncan Lewis Solicitors has particular expertise representing divorce abuse victims under legal aid and have niche experience in Islamic divorce."

"Duncan Lewis Solicitors has a very large legal aid practice, and is an ‘undoubted force in international children law’."