News / 18.12.2017 Divorced Women Lose Out on £5 billion a Year in Pension Payments A survey, commissioned by Scottish Widows, has found that women are losing out on £5 billion per year, by not considering pensions during financial proceedings following a divorce. According to... Read More

News / 24.07.2017 Battens Expands Family Law Team Tracey Parsons, former head of a family law team in London, has joined one of the South West's most successful law firms, Battens Solicitors.  Tracey, who practiced law in London for 12 years&nb... Read More

News / 24.07.2017 Agree to Disagree As family solicitors we know that relationships break down for a whole host of reasons. Obvious examples are when others get involved or interfere, when there are money disputes or differences over... Read More

News / 27.04.2017 Sun, Lotion, Passport .... Consent? Jetting off on a well deserved summer holiday with your children or grandchildren should be a happy experience even if it means lots of packing and organising. For families who are separated, however... Read More

News / 27.02.2017 Battens Becomes the South West's Go-To Firm for Children's Law Battens Solicitors, one of the largest law firms in the South West, now has one of the strongest children law teams in the region following the announcement that Gemma Galvani‎, from its Family La... Read More

News / 11.12.2016 Divorce - The Proposed New Way Forward Battens’ team of family lawyers are members of Resolution which is an organisation composed of family lawyers and other professionals committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes.... Read More

News / 03.10.2016 Lesley Powell Awarded Re-Accreditation for Outstanding Skills & Expertise Lesley Powell, Associate Solicitor in our Yeovil office, has successfully achieved specialist family law re-accreditation in the areas of complex financial remedies and domestic abuse. Lesley was awa... Read More

News / 08.03.2016 Put Children First in Divorces Couples going through divorce issues should put children first and try and resolve matters as amicably as possible, says a new recruit to Battens Solicitors’ Family Department. Hugely experienc... Read More

News / 03.03.2016 Common Law Marriage - The Pitfalls of Living Together A recent Dorset case has hit the headlines and highlighted the perils of living together without putting appropriate safeguards in place, writes Lesley Powell, Associate in Battens Solicitors’ F... Read More

News / 06.01.2016 Counting the Cost of Divorce A Somerset law firm has warned that divorced couples may have to return to court to renegotiate their financial settlements because of a glitch on a Government website. Battens Solicitors, which is h... Read More

News / 05.05.2015 Decree Absolute Does Not End Financial Claims It is a common misconception that, when you receive your Decree Absolute ending your marriage your financial claims have concluded too. Unfortunately, this is not the case and it is very important to... Read More

News / 13.04.2015 Legal Rights for Step-Parents  Two people meet and fall in love - the next exciting step can often involve moving in together. So far, so good but what if that also means the coming together of two separate families with chil... Read More