England - North West • Private client

Susan Howarth & Company Solicitors

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The ‘amazing’ Susan Howarth & Company Solicitors provides a full-service offering, and owing to its considerably deep and experienced bench, is particularly geared to act on children, family and injunction cases. Consistent with previous years, the firm has noted a continued uptick in domestic abuse cases including coercive control and controlling behaviour, routinely with drug and alcohol misuse also apparent. Wielding over twenty years of social care experience before founding the practice in 1997, managing director Susan Howarth is a true specialist in dealing with these cases, as well as possessing a portfolio of high-value financial remedy mandates. Accredited family mediator Victoria Poole has particular expertise in agricultural and pension-related disputes and regularly leads child welfare court matters. Nicola Deakin‘s recent work highlights include representing grandparents in Parental Responsibility applications, child relocation proceedings, and complicated Child Arrangement Orders, while David Bannister and Sonia Rickard are also highly active on a variety of matters.

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  • ‘I went to Susan Howarth to help with representation with my divorce case and had never expected the outcome that I got, I am so happy and grateful with all the amazing support that all the team had given me and would use them 100per cent again if I had to and would also recommend them to anyone else.’

  • ‘Victoria Poole is an amazing solicitor to use for family court in child matter. She is very knowledgeable and basically handled the entire case herself. I could not recommend her more!'

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Work highlights

  • Represented a wife in divorce / financial remedy proceedings. Husband wanted 100% of matrimonial assets and income. The case was settled after FDR resulting in assets divided equally and was therefore a success for the client.
  • Represented wife in a domestic abuse case against husband. Advised client on the need for financial disclosure and disclosure of husband's pension after separation. Resulted in a satisfactory outcome for the client.

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