19-21 Lloyd Street, Ammanford, SA18 3BY
01269 267110
emma@ewfl.co.uk

Extensive experience in all aspects of Family Law

About Us

Emma Williams is the firm’s principal and qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1999, and Queensland, Australia in 2003.

Emma has specialised in Family Law matters throughout her career working at some of the leading Family Law firms in the UK, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.

Emma has extensive experience in all aspects of Family Law including:

Complex child arrangement cases involving abduction, parental alienation and international relocation.
Financial settlements for married and unmarried couples including high asset cases and those with complex corporate structures.
Pre and post nuptial agreements.
Protection from domestic violence injunctions.

Emma offers down to earth, cost effective advice and representation to allow her clients to resolve their problems in a timely and dignified way.
She currently volunteers across South and West Wales for a leading parenting charity.

News

Aberystwyth Office

We are delighted to confirm that our new office officially opened Friday 12th March.

Our first free legal clinic took place on Friday 19th March.

Take advantage of FREE expert legal advice in relation to relationship breakdown, arrangements for your children or financial matters following your separation..

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Divorce / Separation

Whether you just want to discuss your options, or need representation, we can provide you with expert advice at a reasonable cost.
We offer fixed fee services in relation to uncontested divorce to provide certainty and peace of mind.

Solving financial issues following the breakdown of a relationship can be a stressful and confusing experience. We offer a full range of services to assist you in resolving your financial separation including:

• General advice about your options
• Preparing and issuing applications on your behalf
• Checking documents which you have prepared
• Preparing and advising in relation to Consent Orders
• Preparing financial statements
• Representing you at Court

Children

As a specialist family law solicitor, Emma Williams has the experience to ensure children’s arrangements are handled with care and respect.

In many cases you will be able to advice on arrangements about where your children live and how often they will spend time with their other parent, however, if you are unable to reach an agreement or if it has broken down we can offer experienced, caring, child focused advice and assistance.

Child Maintenance is not linked to arrangements for your children but we can offer advice on your rights and obligations in this area.

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence can happen to anyone.

Nobody should have to live in fear of their partner.

Domestic abuse covers a whole range of behaviours including emotional, financial and verbal abuse as well as physical violence.

We offer sympathetic and comprehensive advice and representation to help you protect yourself and your children.

Pre Nuptial Agreements and Unmarried Couples

A prenuptial (or premarital) agreement is a written agreement made by a couple who intend to get married or enter into a civil partnership.
This agreement specifies the financial settlement which would be made in the event that they divorce or their civil partnership is dissolved.

Whilst these agreements are not enforceable by the Courts in England & Wales an increasing number of couples are choosing to enter into prenuptial agreements. These couples want to clarify what would happen if they divorce. Often they wish to agree to exclude assets which are inherited. They feel that a prenuptial agreement is likely to minimise disagreement if they separate.

We can advise you whether such an agreement is suitable for you and if so draft an agreement to ensure that it is taken into account by the courts in the event of relationship break down.

As well as advising divorcing couples we also provide advice to couples who are living together including same sex couples. It is important for such couples to obtain legal advice because the law relating to their situation is different from the law relating to married couples.

Private Client

A family breakdown can be a difficult and distressing time. A divorce could well mean that changes might be necessary to your existing will. You will want to know that you have appropriate arrangements in place for your family should the worst happen. Emma Williams Family Law’s Private Client Team has significant experience in will drafting and is well equipped to draft a will for you to ensure that your assets will be dealt with according to your wishes and to reflect any change in your circumstances.

If you have, or are looking after, elderly relatives you might want to ensure you have a Power of Attorney in place so that you are better prepared to help them should the need arise. Again Emma Williams Family Law can help with Powers of Attorney for financial or health and welfare decisions and can deal with their drafting and lodgement with the Office of the Public Guardian as required.

Feel free to contact us on the details below for more information.

Client Testimonials

Don’t take our word for it – here’s what our clients say:

Emma is completely approachable yet professional. She is very knowledgeable in her field and realistic with outcomes.
Emma is empathetic with her clients and efficient in getting results. highly recommended.

Stacey B

I went to see Emma today, she is a compassionate and understanding individual.
I felt she was realistic, honest, and approachable. During what can be difficult times, it is important to be able to speak to someone who is understanding, whilst at the same time being straight about the facts and likely outcomes through the divorce process.
I felt Emma had genuine care about parents, equality, and ultimately the children (when they are involved in a process).

Stephen W

Excellent advice I left feeling informed and ready to take matters further.

Rachel E

We want to give you the best possible service. However, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service, we have provided then you should inform us immediately, so that we can do our best to resolve the problem.
In the first instance it may be helpful to contact the person who is working on your case to discuss your concerns and we will do our best to resolve any issues. If you would like to make a formal complaint, then you can request our full complaints procedure . Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.


What to do if we cannot resolve your complaint


The Legal Ombudsman can help you if we are unable to resolve your complaint ourselves. They will look at your complaint independently and it will not affect how we handle your case.
Before accepting a complaint for investigation, the Legal Ombudsman will check that you have tried to resolve your complaint with us first. If you have, then you must take your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman:
• Within six months of receiving a final response to your complaint
and
• No more than six years from the date of act/omission; or
• No more than three years from when you should reasonably have known there was cause for complaint.
If you would like more information about the Legal Ombudsman, please contact them.
Contact details
Visit: www.legalombudsman.org.uk
Call: 0300 555 0333 between 9.00 to 17.00.
Email: enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk
Legal Ombudsman PO Box 6806, Wolverhampton, WV1 9WJ


What to do if you are unhappy with our behaviour


The Solicitors Regulation Authority can help if you are concerned about our behaviour. This could be for things like dishonesty, taking or losing your money or treating you unfairly because of your age, a disability or other characteristic.
Visit their website to see how you can raise your concerns with the Solicitors Regulation Authority https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/.