Karen Layland
Consultant Solicitor - Family Law
About Karen
Karen manages all aspects of relationship breakdown, whether people are married or live together, to help resolve property, finances, children, and any personal protection issues. Karen also likes to help couples making a new life, married or otherwise, to regulate their relationships, so that they create a plan, should their relationship fail so as to minimise the disruption and cost at what is a difficult time.
Karen recognises and understands a relationship breakdown ( having been through one herself) can be frightening and costly. She believes in an early identification of issues, a managed and practical approach to meet client goals within the legal framework, with a view to resolving both sensitively and commercially.
In Karen's spare time, she enjoys spending time with her children and family, gardening and reading.
Legal Specialisms
- Divorce and Financial Matters arising from Divorce - Advising on all aspects to include, pensions, businesses, property, lump sums and maintenance
- Separating Agreement - Recording all arrangements following a relationship breakdown but when the parties are not ready to or pursue a divorce.
- Arrangements for Children - Advising on all aspects, to include live with orders, shared orders, contact with other parent, including supervised arrangements, and indirect arrangements.
- Pre-Nuptial Agreements and Post-Nuptial Agreements - Advising couples before they marry to provide a plan/ formula so that if their relationship fails they have a template to fall back on to deal with the issues arising from the breakdown. After marriage, it is still possible to make such plans in the form of a post-nuptial deed.
- Cohabitants - Cohabitation Agreements - Property Disputes - Declaration of Trusts - Advising couples before they embark on a relationship to provide a plan/ formula so that if their relationship fails they have a template to fall back on to deal with the issues arising from the breakdown and to ensure that any property ownership reflects any such agreement.
- Severance of Tenancies / Wills
Legal Expertise In Practice
- Financial Remedy Case - Issues: Acting for husband, MOD pensions, family home and dependent child. Outcome pensions retained. Family home sold and proceeds divided. Clean break achieved.
- Children Case - Advising on both legal and other types of options for resolving arrangements for children including the practical steps available
- Financial - Issues: Acting for wife, considering business and values (Income and Capital). Future of family home and maintenance
Related Services
Call Karen - 07931 380920
Email Karen - k.layland@woodstocklegalservices.co.uk
Financial remedy on divorce
“Karen Layland provided me with an outstanding service during my divorce and financial remedy. Karen offered a high level of support and very sound advice from start to finish. The result that Karen secured for me exceeded any expectations that I had. I highly recommend her! Thank you Karen.”
Children issues on divorce
“I recently used Karen’s services to guide me through my divorce which wasn’t a straightforward split owing to child access issues for my 1yr old daughter. I would wholeheartedly recommend Karen to anybody without reservation! She was incredibly helpful, knowledgeable & above all compassionate & sensitive at what was an incredibly difficult point in my life. A hugely professional approach to navigating the minefield that is modern divorce!! thank you Karen for all your help.”