One of the biggest concerns for a parent is who will look after the children in the event of their death.  If they are still in a relationship with the other parent naturally the child is likely to remain with that person.  Consideration should...

  The Directors are delighted to welcome Jonathan Peck to Nowell Meller.  Jonathan brings a wealth of experience to clients looking to resolve disputes in an effective, practical and economical way.  Jonathan's pragmatic and commercial...

The first question a new enquiry often asks our Dispute Resolution department is, “Is this something that you can help me with?” In the majority of cases the answer will be “yes”.  Our Dispute Resolution Team is experienced in a...

Family lawyers see an increase in the amount of divorce enquiries that they receive in January. Dubbed “Divorce Day” the first Monday back after the Christmas break sees a peak number of calls by people wishing to bring their marriages to an...

Christmas historically sees an increase in the amount of domestic abuse incidents reported.  For people living in toxic relationships an increase in the amount of time spent together, the need for everything to be perfect, increased financial pressure...

Christmas is a time of joy, however if you are separated or separating from your partner it can be anything other than joyous especially when there are children involved. Although the issue of contact is at the forefront of everybody’s mind when it...

Some of the team from Nowell Meller Solicitors recently met with Sheryl from Katharine House Hospice to enjoy a cream tea at The Bakehouse in Stafford to support and raise funds for Katharine House Hospice, Stafford.  It was a lovely treat, great...

Nowell Meller Solicitors recently supported A Child of Mine Charity Summer Ball by donating a free will voucher as one of their raffle prizes.  It looks like the Summer Ball was a great success and this event raised an incredible record breaking...

A lovely thank you card and gift received by Jane and Julie in our Residential Department for all their “input and help” with regards to a particularly challenging recent house move.  “A big thank you for getting this to...

Welcome to Nowell Meller - Nafisa Ghafar has recently joined our presently expanding Family Team in Stoke on Trent as a Paralegal, working alongside Lauren Foote and will be based at our Burslem office.  The Family Team would also like to welcome...