Our Cheltenham family lawyers advise on divorce and separation, financial settlements, arrangements for children, cohabitation, nuptial agreements, domestic abuse and fertility law. From our office at Festival House, we support clients throughout Cheltenham and the wider Gloucestershire area with clear advice shaped around their individual circumstances.
Overseen by Managing Partner Samantha Armour, the team supporting Cheltenham is ranked Tier 3 by The Legal 500 2027. Our lawyers are recognised for their experience in complex family matters, including high-value financial remedies, assets held overseas, injunctions, Children Act applications and farming partnership disputes.
The team is described as “exceptional”, with “fantastic” client care and impressive depth, while Stowe is regarded as “a well-known and well-respected firm with a reputation for excellence”. Our wider South West team is also ranked Band 3 for Family/Matrimonial by Chambers UK 2026, reflecting the strategic and supportive guidance available to clients at every stage.
Divorce and separation
Children’s solicitors
Pre and postnuptial agreements
Finances and divorce
Cohabitation agreements
Domestic abuse support
Fertility law
Whether you need help with your divorce or dissolving your civil partnership, our divorce lawyers in Cheltenham provide expert strategic advice. We advise clients from their initial conversations to applying for the Final Order, with tailored advice at every stage. There are currently long wait times for a court date, but we’ll use this time to your advantage – finalising your child arrangement order and financial settlement. Whether you require a high-net-worth divorce including complex agricultural holdings, protected estates, or the safeguarding of a family business, our team has the specialist expertise required.
Divorce solicitors
Rachel Fisher is a Legal 500 recommended lawyer and our children’s law specialist, advising and representing clients across Gloucestershire in the Family Court. We advise on child maintenance, grandparents’ rights, and care proceedings. Of course, we recognise that legal proceedings can be stressful for children, which is why we can also negotiate via non-court dispute resolution solutions (NCDR), like mediation and collaborative law.
Child law solicitors
Our Cheltenham family lawyers prepare prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for clients with a wide range of financial circumstances. This includes agreements involving property, businesses, inherited wealth, trusts and assets held overseas. We will explain the process clearly and prepare an agreement tailored to your circumstances, helping you establish greater financial certainty for the future.
Prenup solicitors
Managing Partner Samantha Armour specialises in complex financial remedy cases, particularly those involving family businesses, pensions and substantial assets. Working alongside her, our Cheltenham divorce lawyers can advise on property, trusts, inherited wealth, investments, business interests and assets held overseas.
Where additional financial expertise is needed, we can work with our in-house forensic accountants to examine complex corporate structures, value businesses and investigate concerns about incomplete financial disclosure. This coordinated approach gives your lawyer the detailed information needed to advise you and work towards an appropriate settlement.
Financial settlement solicitors
A cohabitation agreement is ideal for unmarried couples who live together in Pittville and Montpellier, as it provides them with some legal framework that they don’t have due to common law marriage being a myth. Our experts will tailor your contract to your specific situation, covering property division, financial matters, and even pet-nups. This way, you can be sure your interests are protected regardless of what the future holds.
Cohabitation lawyers
Our domestic violence solicitors will guide you throughout the entire process, so you never have to go through it alone. We help clients in Cheltenham who have experienced tech harassment, economic abuse, and coercive control. Our team can quickly draft a range of injunctions and orders, providing legal protection to ensure you feel safe again.
Domestic abuse solicitors
Our specialist fertility lawyers can advise on all areas of fertility law, including assisted reproduction, adoption, and surrogacy. We recognise that growing a family can be incredibly stressful and frustrating, but our experts manage the intricate legal framework, so you can focus on your new beginning.
Fertility lawyers
Clockwise Cheltenham
Festival House
Jessop Ave
Cheltenham
GL50 3SH
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Stowe Family Law are, of course, widely renowned as leaders in the field of family law nationally and provide a very good standard of service, in a wide spectrum of cases.
The team is exceptional. The level of client care is fantastic. The depth in the team is brilliant; when one solicitor is off for whatever reason you know another solicitor will pick the file up and be able to assist enormously.
Stowe has a very strong team of individuals who collaborate very effectively, assisting on each other’s cases as and when required, meaning that clients receive an effective and good service at all times, even if staff members are unwell or occupied on other cases.
You can find our Cheltenham office at:
Clockwise Cheltenham, Festival House, Jessop Ave, Cheltenham GL50 3SH
Our office is located at Festival House on Jessop Avenue, GL50 3SH, within the business park just off Princess Elizabeth Way (A4019).
From Cheltenham Spa railway station, exit onto Queens Road and walk towards the large roundabout linking to Princess Elizabeth Way. Follow Princess Elizabeth Way north-west, then turn into Jessop Avenue where Festival House is situated within the office complex. For those travelling from the town centre, follow Tewkesbury Road (A4019) out towards the Kingsditch area, turn onto Princess Elizabeth Way and then into Jessop Avenue.
The site is easily reached by car and is a short drive from the M5 at Junction 10. Parking is available onsite, with additional public parking options in the surrounding area.
Festival House provides step-free access at ground level, lift access to upper floors and accessible facilities.
Our phone lines are open from 8:30am – 7pm, Monday to Friday and 9am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
From our Cheltenham office, our solicitors support clients across Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, including Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford, and Tewkesbury. With appointments available in person and remotely, and additional offices in Gloucester, Worcester, and Swindon, our solicitors can provide family law advice and support for clients throughout the surrounding area.
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To help you reach a fair financial settlement, our Cheltenham divorce lawyers work closely with an experienced in-house accounting team. They bring exceptional depth and breadth of expertise across tax, real estate, valuations, trusts, accounting, and pensions.
To achieve equitable and tax-efficient agreements, the team takes a commercial approach and regularly works with external wealth and business consultants. Their experience includes offshore trusts, funds, corporate structures, and inherited assets passed down through generations.
The cost of a divorce depends on your personal circumstances. Once your solicitor has a clear understanding of your situation, they can provide an initial estimate tailored to you. Divorce costs can differ, particularly if there are financial settlements or child arrangements to consider. For more information, see our guides on divorce costs and pricing. If you are separating amicably and your divorce is straightforward, we also offer a fixed-fee divorce package.
If your case cannot be resolved by amicably, you will attend Cheltenham County Court and Family Court. Most of our cases are settled out of court, but if your matter proceeds to a hearing, your solicitor will ensure that you are fully supported and thoroughly prepared throughout.
Cheltenham County Court and Family Court is located at Court Offices, Kimbrose Way, The Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2DE. The court sits within the Gloucester Docks area, close to Gloucester Quays and the Gloucester Waterways Museum.
If you are travelling by train, Gloucester railway station is approximately a 20-minute walk away. From the station, head towards Bruton Way and follow signs for Gloucester Quays and the Docks. As you approach the waterfront, continue towards Kimbrose Way, where the court offices are situated within the main court complex.
If you are travelling by car, follow signs for Gloucester city centre and Gloucester Quays via the A430 or A417. Once in the Docks area, follow local signage to Kimbrose Way.
Find out more in our helpful guide to what to expect at Cheltenham Civil and Family Court.
We believe that our role as family lawyers involves supporting the wider Gloucestershire community both inside and outside the courtroom. This is driven by our sponsorship of the Stowe Family Law Prize at the University of Gloucestershire, which supports students entering the legal industry. We also had a partnership with the University of Law, where our Team Leader Partner, Zoe Carter, provided insight into getting into family law.
We are proud to be a partner of Gloucester Rugby and support the essential conservation work of the Cotswold Way Association. We aim to help create a supportive environment where local families can find the stability they need to move forward with peace of mind.
To discover more about our initiatives and the organisations we are proud to support, please visit our local Cheltenham partnerships page.
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