Divorce and separation
No-fault divorce explained step by step, from the application to the final order, including separation for unmarried couples.
- No-fault divorce
- Dissolution of civil partnership
- Separation agreements
Ashdown TierneyFamily law solicitors · Manchester
Family law in Manchester
When home life changes, talk to us in confidence.
Divorce, money, children and protection from harm. We listen first, explain your options in plain English, and only contact you in the way you tell us is safe.
Phone
Office
41 Penhallow Street, Manchester M2
Hours
Mon to Fri, 9:00 to 17:30. Evening calls by arrangement.
Private by default
We never leave a voicemail, send a letter or email you unless you have told us it is safe to.
How we help
Family matters, explained without jargon
Every matter starts with a conversation about what is happening and what you want to happen next. Nothing is filed, sent or agreed until you are ready.
Money and property
Dividing the home, savings and pensions fairly, and making the agreement legally binding with a financial order.
- Financial settlements
- Pension sharing
- Consent orders
Children
Where children live and how they spend time with each parent, agreed between you where possible and through the court where it is not.
- Child arrangements
- Mediation support
- Moving away with children
Protection from domestic abuse
Court orders that stop someone contacting or harming you, or that decide who can live in the home. Urgent applications can be made without warning the other person.
- Non-molestation orders
- Occupation orders
- Urgent applications
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How it works
Four quiet steps, at your pace
Get in touch
Call 0161 496 0457 or send the private form. Tell us how and when it is safe to reply.
A first conversation
In person, by phone or by video. We listen, explain where you stand and set out your options.
Costs in writing
We confirm the work and what it will cost in writing before anything starts.
One solicitor throughout
The same solicitor handles your matter from start to finish, and tells you what is coming next.
About the firm
A small Manchester firm that does one thing: family law
Ashdown Tierney is a firm of solicitors on Penhallow Street, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We only handle family matters, so the person you speak to has dealt with situations like yours before.
We see clients at the office, by phone or by video, and we can arrange a meeting room with a separate entrance if you would rather not be seen arriving.
Practice
Family and matrimonial, children
Office
41 Penhallow Street, Manchester M2
Meetings
In person, by phone or by video
Regulated by
Solicitors Regulation Authority
Fees & regulation
Costs, complaints and our regulator
How we charge
Fixed fees for many stages of a divorce, and hourly rates set out in writing for anything that is harder to predict. You get an estimate at the start.
Costs informationComplaints
How to raise a concern with us, how long we take to reply, and your right to take an unresolved complaint to the Legal Ombudsman.
Complaints procedure · Legal OmbudsmanRegulatory information
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Contact
Talk to us in confidence
Phone
Office
41 Penhallow Street
Manchester M2
Manchester M2
Hours
Mon to Fri, 9:00 to 17:30
Contacting us does not make you a client, and everything you tell us stays confidential.