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Family Law Advice

Our family law advice lines can advise you on: domestic violence and abuse; divorce, finances and property on relationship breakdown; cohabitation, finances and property on relationship breakdown; parental responsibility and arrangements for children; lesbian parenting.

We have two family law advice lines, one national and one for women in London.

Both lines can advise you on:

  • domestic violence and abuse
  • divorce, finances and property on relationship breakdown
  • cohabitation, finances and property on relationship breakdown
  • parental responsibility and arrangements for children
  • lesbian parenting

Please note our advice lines are not open on Bank Holidays.

Interpreting services

We offer telephone interpreting services on our advice lines. You will need to tell the adviser what language you speak and will be put on hold while we call the interpreting service.

 

National family law advice line

This line is for women in England and Wales who need family law advice.

Call: 020 7251 6577

Opening hours: 

  • Tuesday 7pm – 9pm
  • Wednesday 7pm – 9pm
  • Thursday 7pm – 9pm
  • Friday 12pm – 2pm

London family law advice line

This line is for women living or working in London who need family law advice, as part of the Ascent project and Ascent plus project.

Call: 020 7608 1137

Opening hours: 

  • Monday 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm
  • Tuesday 2pm – 4pm
  • Wednesday 2pm – 4pm
  • Thursday  10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm

Other advice lines

Criminal law advice

Our criminal law advice line can advise you on: sexual offences including rape and sexual assault; domestic violence, harassment and stalking; coercive and controlling behaviour; reporting offences to the police and the criminal justice system; criminal injuries compensation; complaints about the police and other criminal justice bodies.

Immigration and asylum law advice

We have three immigration and asylum law advice lines: our EU settlement scheme advice line; our immigration and asylum law advice line; and our professionals' advice line.

Sexual harassment at work advice

Our sexual harassment at work advice line can advise you on: identifying sexual harassment; how to bring a complaint against your employer; advice about grievances and investigations; The Employment Tribunal procedures; Settlement Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements.

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