Dealing with the complex and unusual is our normal. Our Leeds family and divorce lawyers have a national reputation for their technical expertise, practical approach and outstanding client service.

Get in touch to learn how we can provide tailored legal support for you.

Award-winning family solicitors in Leeds

• 91% client satisfaction
• Top-ranked, widely recognised firm

What services do our Leeds family solicitors offer?

Our nationally renowned Leeds family lawyers get to understand you and the issues that you face. They've helped clients to resolve a wide variety of family law problems:

• Arrangements for children
• Businesses on divorce or separation
• Cohabitation
• Divorce and separation
• International family law issues
• Pension sharing
• Surrogacy and fertility law
• Trusts on divorce or separation
• Wealth protection including pre-nups

About our team of family solicitors in Leeds

Our Leeds family law team is led by "one of the foremost family lawyers in the country" and "the go-to-man for divorce in Yorkshire",Philip Way. Described by clients as caring and empathetic, Philip is internationally known for his expertise on pensions on divorce and was part of the award-winning team who wrote the ground-breaking guide to the treatment of pensions on divorce.

Working alongside Philip is the "future of family law", Claudia Gilham. Claudia is highly respected for her work with children cases and has a strong reputation for her skill in dealing with cases involving domestic abuse allegations and emotional harm.

Senior associates Nicola Criscione and Ellen Wilkinson complete the team. Specialising in financial arrangements following relationship breakdown, Ellen was shortlisted for the Rising Star Award at the Resolution Awards 2022.

Why choose Mills & Reeve as your Leeds family law firm?

Our Leeds office is a key part of our national, top-ranking firm, delivering award-winning advice for high-net-worth individuals and families. Here's why you can trust our services:

• Never one-size-fits-all, we'll get to know your situation and deliver the most relevant, personalised legal support available.
• We're committed to providing you with an outstanding client service, backed up by our strong values. It's helped us to earn a 91% client satisfaction score in a recent feedback survey.
• We've been recognised in many respected industry lists, recently including the Financial Times' Innovative Lawyers: Europe and Thompson Reuters Top 20 UK Law Firm Brand Index 2022.
• We're also recognised by leading legal directories and regulatory bodies such as the Legal 500, Law Society, Chambers and Partners and the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Our family solicitors in Leeds and across the nation are members of the family justice organisation Resolution, seeking constructive solutions to complex family law issues.

• The team can call on our wider network of family law expertise, with offices in locations including London, Birmingham and Manchester.

We're committed to supporting our communities, too:

• We help a range of important causes through our dedicated Charitable Trust, including victims of domestic abuse and people facing homelessness.
• We're proud to be part of the Legal Sustainability Alliance, committed to achieving net zero by 2050 and making great progress.

Get in touch with our Leeds team of family lawyers

Only a short walk from Leeds train station, our office is based in City Square. Contact our Leeds family lawyers directly using the photos above or email your enquiry to them using our contact form. Alternatively call  0113 3888440 and speak to our national team.  

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