Same sex families

Penningtons Manches Cooper's highly ranked family law team has an outstanding reputation for advising same sex families, both in relation to financial issues and children. We provide an individual and discreet service designed to promote agreement and to maintain the privacy of the family.

Our specialists can advise same sex families on all aspects of family law and we have particular expertise in advising international families who are seeking to relocate to or from the UK. We can assist with the recognition of foreign same sex relationships in the UK and with the registration of civil partnerships abroad. We work frequently with lawyers from other countries and are able to provide advice to families seeking to dissolve or annul foreign same sex relationships.

The team, which is based in London, Oxford, Reading and Guildford, has vast experience of drafting cohabitation agreements and civil partnership agreements, including agreements that are designed to be enforceable in multiple jurisdictions.

We advise both biological and non-biological parents in relation to parental responsibility, residence and contact, in the context of same sex families. We also advise prospective parents considering donor insemination, surrogacy and adoption and can draft agreements to regulate such arrangements.

Every family is different and our strength lies in our ability to bring our vast range of experience to bear to provide individual solutions, tailored to each family’s particular needs.

We offer an online system that can help our clients to understand their legal position, prepare for their first meeting, and provide us with the information required to maximise the value we can deliver. We invite you to get started online.