Tracing its lineage back to 1873, RWK Goodman is a top 100 law firm advising clients across 36 specialist areas from seven offices along the M4 from Bristol to London. Clients include individuals through to multi-national FTSE and international companies, and the firm is a founding member of international independent law firm network Interleges.
The firm’s Family team is committed to providing you with expertise and empathetic legal guidance through some of life’s most challenging personal matters, offering sensitive and practical support across all facets of family law.
Comprised of highly experienced solicitors, including Resolution-accredited specialists, Children Law Accredited practitioners, collaborative practitioners, Law Society Children Panel members, a Deputy District Judge and an accredited mediator, the team covers a broad spectrum of complex matters and is one of less than 50 UK firms with an accredited specialist in International Child Abduction, allowing work to be received directly from the Ministry of Justice via the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit (ICACU) in London. We are ranked number 1 in both Chambers and the Legal 500.
In relation to children, clients have access to experts in matters including international and domestic child abduction (Hague and non-Hague), cross-border and domestic relocation, international adoption, wardship and inherent jurisdiction, child arrangement disputes with national and international dimensions, modern families and surrogacy, forced marriage, serious domestic abuse cases, complex care proceedings involving the most sensitive issues, including non-accidental injury, factitious illness, and sexual abuse and forced medical cases.
We also have experts in dealing with divorce, civil partnership, cohabitation, pre-nuptial agreements together with cases involving all manner of  financial matters, often being of a complex nature with trust, company, pension  and overseas assets.
Committed to an approach built on clear communication and a deep understanding of individual client needs, the team ensures a supportive and professional experience during what can often be difficult times.
Advocating for resolving family disputes outside of court whenever possible, the team offers family mediation services and other dispute resolution methods like arbitration and collaborative law to avoid the expense, delay, and stress of contested court proceedings.
But for individuals facing immediate risks, clients can access crucial support for domestic abuse,  child abduction and urgent financial issues,  with a large, experienced and specialist team equipped to undertake the necessary emergency action.
