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Helping families across the UK for over 50 years
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Matching you with the right lawyer for your needs
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Tailoring our services for you and your circumstances
Award-winning family solicitors
We are an experienced team of Portsmouth divorce lawyers and accountants with a strong record of achieving success for clients across Hampshire. Our family law solicitors are the best family law solicitors in Portsmouth, providing an excellent service in order to resolve disputes. You can put your complete confidence in our family law team.
Legal 500 recognises us as a ‘Leading Firm’, and Liza Gatrell, Managing Partner, is also one of their Recommended Lawyers. They say: “The team’s key strengths are the breadth of experience whilst maintaining excellent client care.”
Our solicitors combine extensive legal knowledge with a sympathetic demeanour and client-centred care. To avoid lengthy procedures, we work hard to reach an out-of-court settlement. We understand that this is not always achievable, and we have substantial litigation experience for when litigation is required to secure a just settlement.
Our family law services in Portsmouth
Divorce and separation
Children’s solicitors
Pre and postnuptial agreements
Finances and divorce
Cohabitation agreements
Domestic abuse support
Fertility law
Divorce and separation
Our divorce solicitors in Portsmouth have helped numerous couples through the divorce and civil partnership dissolution process.
Children’s solicitors
Barbara Bitis has years of experience in complex child law cases, so you’re in safe hands with us.
Pre and postnuptial agreements
It’s important to keep your possessions protected, which is why we offer both prenuptial agreements as well as postnuptial agreements.
Finances and divorce
Not sure where to begin when dividing your finances in a divorce? Let our lawyers help.
Cohabitation agreements
Laura George is a cohabitation lawyer who often drafts agreements for unmarried couples.
Domestic abuse support
Our domestic violence lawyer, Vicki Rawlins is a Resolution–accredited specialist in domestic abuse, so she’ll provide you with unparalleled care and support.
Fertility law
Fertility law is constantly changing, but our family law solicitors in Portsmouth keep up to date with the latest developments to advise you when growing your family.
Our team of Portsmouth family lawyers
Office address
Ground Floor
Building 1000 Lakeside
Western Road
Portsmouth
PO6 3EZ
All in-office appointments are by pre-arrangement only.
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Stowe Family Law’s offices across the South East of England feature award-winning lawyers ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Known for their compassion, empathy, and expertise, they work tirelessly to achieve positive outcomes for their clients. The team specialises in all areas of family law, including divorce, financial matters, complex children law, prenuptial agreements, TOLATA, international cases, and modern family issues. Committed to client support, they ensure every client is matched with the right lawyer for their needs, providing exceptional service.
Visiting Stowe Family Law divorce lawyers Portsmouth
You can find our Portsmouth law office at:
Ground Floor, Building 1000 Lakeside, Western Road, Portsmouth PO6 3EZ
Our Portsmouth office is located at Building 1000 Lakeside, in the Cosham suburb of Portsmouth. If you’re travelling by car, the building can be accessed from the A27 (Western Road), and there is plenty of on-site parking for visitors. The nearest train station is Cosham, which is a 20-minute walk from the office.
Our phone lines are open from 8:30am – 7pm, Monday to Friday and 9am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Divorce solicitors in Portsmouth and surrounding areas
We regularly act for clients across Hampshire, with offices in Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester, for in person meetings. We also provide virtual meetings at your request.
We offer an award-winning service
Why choose our family law solicitors in Portsmouth?
- Our Portsmouth clients rate us on Trustpilot as ‘Excellent’.
- Stowe clients benefit from legal advice that is tailored to their circumstances.
- Our solicitors are both members and specialists of Resolution.
- The Law Society recognises and lists us for our family law knowledge.
- Thanks to our Client Care team, you’ll be paired with the best solicitor for your case.
- We’re the biggest team of specialist family lawyers in the UK.
- The senior experts who lead our law team in Portsmouth have 30+ years of combined family law experience.
- According to Review Solicitors, 91% of our clients from Portsmouth recommend us to friends and family.
- Legal 500 calls us a ‘Leading Firm’ as well as ranking us as Band 3.
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Specialist divorce accountants and solicitors
Our Portsmouth divorce lawyers collaborate with our in-house accounting staff to provide a detailed picture of the assets in your marriage in order to generate the best financial settlement.
Because each client has unique needs, we tailor our strategy and legal assistance accordingly. We will lead you through the practical, emotional, and legal elements of divorce from the beginning to the end of the process (and other types of separation).
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Liza Gatrell
Oct 2024
Managing Partner Liza Gatrell is a stand-out Key Lawyer, noted for her specialisms in both domestic and international surrogacy matters. She is joined by ‘brilliant solicitor’ Team Leader Partner Samantha Armour, her inaugural noting in the directory for Stowe Family Law.
—Legal 500
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Liza Gatrell
Oct 2024
Liza Gatrell has provided an excellent service. She has always sought to maintain a supportive, reasonable approach with the clear aim of resolving our matter.
—Legal 500
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Liza Gatrell
Jul 2021
Your impact on our lives has been instrumental, lasting and we will not forget it.
—Anon
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Liza Gatrell
Jul 2021
To Liza, I just want to say thank you so much for all your support and advice throughout the year. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without you.
—Anon
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Liza Gatrell
Jul 2021
To Liza, you did an absolutely fantastic job and we just wanted to extend our sincerest thanks for all your efforts.
—Anon
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Liza Gatrell
Jul 2021
Liza instantly put me at ease and made me feel there was light at the end of the tunnel.
—Anon
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Liza Gatrell
Jul 2021
Just a little note to all to say a big THANK YOU for making the ride a bit easier with your kindness and reassurance (which was very much needed and appreciated). I’m looking forward to this new chapter in my life and without your assistance I wouldn’t be at this point! Once again thank you so much. With love and appreciation.
—Anon
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Vicki Rawlins
Jul 2021
I am very grateful for all your help. I’ve never been in this situation before and it makes it very challenging when the other party is making unreasonable requests.
—Anon
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