Carly Colclough

Carly qualified in 2012 and became a Director of the Company in 2018. Carly is the Director responsible for both the Family Team and Wills & Probate Team. 

Carly can advise in relation to:

• Divorce and Civil Partnership Dissolution- including fixed fee divorce packages and annulments
• Financial matters – including property, lump sum, pension and income provisions on divorce
• Children arrangements – including Child Arrangements Orders, Specific Issue Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders as well as permanent removal from the jurisdiction
• Spousal and child maintenance -  financial provision for you and your children on separation
• Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements - where its crucial to take expert advice to secure more certainty around financial situations
• Separation Agreements - helping separating couples to define how they intend to live apart, deal with finances and arrangements for children
• Domestic Abuse – including Non-Molestation Injunction Orders and Occupation Orders
• Change of Name – Adult and Child’s Change of Name Deeds
• Mediation and Arbitration – Alternative Ways to Resolve Family Disputes
• Collaborative Law – A Specialist approach to resolving family issues without the need to attend court
• Administration of Estates – Carly will deal with the full administration of the deceased’s estate and provide necessary advice to the personal representatives. She will also obtain grants of probate (where the deceased left a Will) and Letters of Administration (where the deceased did not leave a Will). 

Clients: Carly acts for a wide range of clients with differing needs and from varying backgrounds - stay at home parents, grandparents, managing directors, police officers, farmers, teachers, all levels of medical professionals and everything in between. Carly is often recommended by other local professionals and previous clients.

Carly's Approach: She is described as friendly but frank in her approach to cases.  She strives to go the extra mile for all clients and is empathetic to the fact that she is dealing with someone’s life.  Carly's clients are never just a 'case' and she prides herself on her commitment to client care and recommendations she receives from clients.  She was recently described by a fellow family law specialist as “a very dedicated and excellent lawyer providing first class service”. 

Accreditations: Collaborative Lawyer.  Resolution Member.