Amy Langlois

Consultant Family Solicitor

About Amy

Amy is a Family Solicitor dealing with all aspects of family law which includes divorce, separation and the associated financial matters which arise from this, as well as disputes over children, such as contact issues. Amy also advises on agreements such as cohabitation agreements, pre-nuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements. Amy also deals with injunction matters. Amy is a member of Resolution, a group of family lawyers and other professionals who promote a constructive approach to family issues that considers the needs of the whole family.

Amy acts for individuals about to embark on a cohabiting or marital relationship or those going through separation.

Amy can speak with clients over the telephone, via video calls or face to face at our Canford Cliffs office. Amy listens to her clients and focuses her advice around her client’s goals.

Amy spends time with her two children and husband outside of work but to relax, Amy enjoys a meal out with her husband or to attend music concerts with her favourite singer being Craig David.

Legal Specialisms

• Divorce and Dissolution - Amy acts for parties in divorce or dissolution proceedings

• Financial Matters arising from Separation - Amy acts for parties in financial matters arising from separation, this can include negotiating with the other party or through financial court proceedings. Parties who are amicable and have reached a financial agreement, Amy can draft a Financial Consent Order to reflect the agreement reached.

• Children - Amy advises on matters where separated parents are not able to reach an arrangement for their child/children.

• Agreements - Amy also advises on cohabitation agreements, pre-nuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements and separation agreements.

• Injunction Proceedings - Amy also deals with non-molestation and occupation orders.

Legal Expertise In Practice

• Children - Amy increased the level of contact clients have had with their children

• Finances - Amy helped clients to receive a fair share of their entitlement from the matrimonial pot.

• Pre-Nuptial Agreement - Amy acted for a multimillionaire client drawing up a pre-nuptial agreement to protect their assets acquired prior to marriage and to continue protecting such assets following the marriage.

• Children - Amy helped a father who had no parental responsibility due to unmarried mother not registering father on the birth certificate to obtain parental responsibility and to spend time with the child by obtaining a Child Arrangements Order setting out times and days for when the child sees father and to have overnight contact.

• Finances - Amy helped a client to receive more lump sum from her agreement with the husband which was for her to transfer her share in the family home to her husband subject to her receiving half the equity in the home. The parties used an estimated figure for the family home when reaching their financial agreement together. Amy advised the client to instruct three independent estate agents to provide a value of the family home and successfully helped the client to get the figure she was awarded to be based on the present value of the family home, an extra £40,000.00.

• Finances - Amy helped a client enforce an agreement which had been reached between the parties but had not yet been approved by a Court. The wife was legally represented and she tried to rescind her acceptance to the offer reached between the parties. The husband was initially acting in person without legal representation but reached out to Amy for help when he reached stalemate. With Amy’s involvement, the client walked away with a sealed Financial Consent Order which recorded the agreement he had originally reached with the wife.

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