Family solicitors in Manchester

Our Manchester family solicitors act for families throughout Greater Manchester and the surrounding regions. Whether you're based in Manchester, Alderley Edge, Altrincham, Cheadle, Knutsford, Lymm, Sale or Wilmslow, our Manchester family solicitors are here to help you.

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Services offered by our Manchester family solicitors

Our family law experts based in Manchester can help you with a full range of family law matters. Common family law issues that we advise on include:

We are also family mediation experts, who can help to reduce the conflict in family law disputes and offer our One Couple One Lawyer service for those who are going through an amicable divorce.

Who we work with

We work with clients across a wide variety of backgrounds. Our clients include:

Business owners and their partners
Senior executives and other professionals
Doctors and other medical professionals
Families with international family law issues in different legal jurisdictions
High profile individuals
Landowners and farmers

Our lawyers have particular expertise in acting for high net worth individuals.

Our family solicitors in Manchester work closely with external valuers of land, business and digital assets, together with our in-house team of private wealth, corporate law, immigration, employment law and property law experts.

What clients say about our Manchester family solicitors

Don't just take our word for it, here are some of the messages that our Manchester family solicitors have received from satisfied family law clients, both directly and via independent legal directories.

“The family team is extremely dedicated and able. They have strength at all levels. They excel in providing an excellent service.”, Legal 500 2024.
“Emma Collins is outstanding; her knowledge and experience enables her to bring both strategic and tactical excellence to the case at hand.”, Legal 500 2024
“Fiona Turner is a true professional. She is responsive, sensible, measured and courteous. I find her a pleasure to deal with. She is emotionally intelligent and ensures clients see the ‘bigger’ picture while vigorously defending their position. She is definitely a safe pair of hands.”, Legal 500 2024
On Emma Collins: “Emma is one of the major players in family law in the North West. As well as her sharp legal mind and vast experience in family law, she is also personable.”, Chambers & Partners 2024
On Fiona Turner: “Fiona is unflappable, readily available and gives pragmatic and client-driven advice. She is excellent at seeing the bigger picture and manages to be both robust and empathetic.”, Chambers & Partners 2023

Why choose us as your Manchester family law firm

Our team has won a number of awards for family law in Manchester and across the rest of the UK. Here are just some of the ways that we've been recognised for our expertise:

Named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024
Winners of the Lexis Nexis Family Team of the Year Award 2022
Ranked for family law by the legal directory, Chambers and Partners
Ranked for family law by the legal directory, Legal 500
Ranked in the Spear's 500 Index
Resolution accredited

Where to find our Manchester family lawyers

Our family solicitors in Manchester are located in No 1 Spinningfields, the flagship building in Manchester's Spinningfields district.

No 1 Spinningfields Hardman Square Manchester M3 3EB

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Our family law services

Accolades

Weightmans family law department is very dynamic. Being part of a larger firm means that they are able to draw on the expertise of other departments in the firm, which can be extremely helpful.
Legal 500 2025
Highly specialised family law team with a breadth of experience.
Legal 500 2025
The team at Weightmans is well known and respected in the family law market... They approach complex family law matters in a straightforward manner that is focused on resolution for their clients.
Legal 500 2025
The team is made up of extremely capable individuals dealing with complex and high-net-worth work. They are all technically very sound and work in a collaborative way with other lawyers.
Legal 500 2025
Weightmans have expanded hugely their family law capacity which is testament to their aspirations within this space... Experience, reputation and depth all add to the overall approach.
Legal 500 2025
The family team are totally focused on assisting clients to identify their immediate needs as well as helping them to gain clarity around the future. They take a family focused view and work on the assumption that court action should be avoided if at all possible by working collaboratively with other solicitors.
Legal 500 2025
The team provided fantastic communication and sound advice throughout the process. All possible outcomes and costs were set out at the beginning - they couldn’t have been more helpful.
Chambers 2025
The team showed total professional attention to detail and gave me inspiration to continue even when things seemed unsurmountable.
Chambers 2025
They couldn’t be more efficient and nothing is ever too much trouble for them.
Chambers 2025
Clients get what they pay for at Weightmans in that the preparation is meticulous. They are so good at looking after the client and making sure that everything is where it needs to be.
Chambers 2025
The lawyers are very experienced with knowledge encompassing a broad range of family law issues. They are adept at dealing with cross-border disputes and I would rate them as very strong in this area.
Chambers 2025
Weightmans is very up to speed in the latest legal trends and has good connections with the legal profession.
Chambers 2025
Weightmans has technically competent lawyers with a focus on solutions and the team is very pleasant to deal with, which benefits their clients.
Chambers 2025
Weightmans is efficient, experienced and professional. The team has an excellent range of experiences and ability, and they provide immediate responses.
Chambers 2025