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We offer a free consultation to suitable clients, typically those where the family has net assets are in excess of £1m or the combined income is in excess of £150,000. Our experienced family lawyers will take the time to understand the details of your unique situation and talk you through the next stages of the legal process. We will then be able to give you a sense of the possible outcomes of your case and even the likely cost.

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Vardags team of top divorce lawyers provide our clients in Leeds with the highest quality legal support. We can provide you with the best chance of achieving the most favourable outcome, whilst guiding you through what may be a traumatic period for you and your family. Our team of top family law solicitors are selected on the basis of tenacity and excellence, meaning you can rest assured that the very best are on your side.

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When you contact us a member of our client relations team will take the full details of your situation and assess whether we can assist you. If we can assist you, we will book you in for a consultation with an appropriate lawyer at a date and time most convenient for you. Watch our founder and president, Ayesha Vardag, talk through what to expect from your initial consultation.

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Leeds Combined Court Centre
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Leeds Combined Court Centre is located near central Leeds on Oxford Row. For those arriving by rail, Leeds Station is located half a mile from the court. For those arriving by car, the nearest parking can be found on Leighton Place.

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Family Law Fact: Divorcing in the UK if you were married abroad

It is possible to commence divorce proceedings in England even if you were married abroad. Where the marriage took place is, in fact, somewhat immaterial, provided that the ceremony was carried out in accordance with the local formalities and customs of the country in which it took place. If it was, the marriage will be valid, and recognised as such in England.

Whether you can file a divorce petition in England depends upon whether certain jurisdictional criteria are met. This is set out in legislation (specifically an EU regulation, known as Brussels II). This states that the English court has jurisdiction to hear the divorce if, when the divorce petition is issued by the applicant (the person applying for a divorce), any of the following applies:

  1. Both parties to the marriage are habitually resident in England and Wales;
  2. The parties were last habitually resident in England and Wales, and one of them still resides there;
  3. The respondent is habitually resident in England and Wales;
  4. The applicant is habitually resident in England and Wales, provided they have resided there for at least one year before applying for a divorce;
  5. The applicant is habitually resident in England and Wales, provided they have resided there for at least six months before applying for a divorce and are domiciled in England and Wales;
  6. Both parties are domiciled in England and Wales; or
  7. If no EU member state has jurisdiction in accordance with the above, provided that one party is domiciled in England and Wales.

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