Family/Matrimonial
UK Guide 2025 : The South
Band 3
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(01732) 747900About
Provided by Warners Solicitors
Type of work handled
- Financial remedy cases involving high-value assets and international issues
- Protection and Preservation of Assets on marriage breakdown
- Divorce / Judicial Separation
- Nuptial Agreements, from hundreds of thousands to multi million pound assets involved
- Private law children matters (living with orders/relocation/specific issues) involving parents and grandparents and advising on guardianship issues arising from recommendations from local authorities
- Cohabitation disputes - including same sex couple disputes
- Collaborative Law
- Mediation
Categories of clients
- Diverse range of clients predominantly based in Kent & London
- Non-national clients with worldwide assets
Recent work highlights
- Successfully setting aside Consent Order on the basis of non-disclosure and successfully defending a similar application
- Securing an interim order for sale of the former matrimonial home
- Acting in an acrimonious divorce with cross jurisdictional issues with a substantial property portfolio
- Advising on a prenuptial agreement valued over £25m
- Reported case in the High Court with favourable judgment from Mostyn LJ in complex enforcement case
Specialisations
- Traditional litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Matthew Aves - Trained Mediator
- All lawyers are members of Resolution. Charles is a Resolution accredited specialist and Arbitrator.
- In-house Trust specialist for cases involving complex Trust structures and also in-house accountants
Chambers Review
Warners Solicitors represents clients on financial remedies and Children Act proceedings. with notable cross-border experience. It advises high net worth individuals on post-separation issues as well as wealth protection and nuptial agreements. In addition, the firm advises clients on an array of complex pension arrangements and trust structures. The team offers the full range of dispute resolution options, including mediation, from its offices in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.
Strengths
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"Nothing is too much trouble and their knowledge and understanding clearly shows. I am lucky to have them on my side."
"The team at Warners is extremely helpful, knowledgeable and approachable."
"I don't have enough praise for how my case was handled and the support given to me. There is a strong sense of teamwork and everyone there has a deep understanding of their particular field."
"Nothing is too much trouble and their knowledge and understanding clearly shows. I am lucky to have them on my side."
"The team at Warners is extremely helpful, knowledgeable and approachable."
"I don't have enough praise for how my case was handled and the support given to me. There is a strong sense of teamwork and everyone there has a deep understanding of their particular field."
Notable Practitioners
Charles Tennant handles both financial disputes and private children law cases arising in the context of divorce and separation.
"Charles is an excellent solicitor: he is approachable, compassionate, extremely knowledgeable and is aware of how to speak to clients in a honest manner while always explaining any legal terms"
Matthew Aves heads the family law practice at Warners Solicitors. He has a broad practice covering matrimonial finance and children law matters and is well equipped to advise on alternative dispute resolution.
"Matthew regularly advocates in court for clients and is not afraid to tell the other side when they've got it wrong."
"He is a forceful negotiator with a lot of experience, which means he gives realistic and sensible advice."
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