A trusted family solicitors in Manchester
Our specialist family solicitors in Manchester provides strategic, compassionate legal advice for individuals and families navigating difficult personal circumstances.
Whether facing divorce proceedings, disputes involving children, domestic abuse concerns or complex financial negotiations, our Manchester team guides you with clarity and confidence.
Why choose MSB?
Clear advice
Straightforward guidance from the outset.
Sensitive support
Personal matters handled with care and discretion.
Experienced award winning team
Advice across divorce, children and financial issues.
Flexible appointments
Meet with us in person or remotely.
Our expertise
Family disputes are emotionally challenging and legally complex. Our experienced lawyers provide practical, solution-focused support across all areas of family law, ensuring you understand your options at every stage.
As a leading firm serving Greater Manchester, Cheshire and the surrounding North West areas, we pride ourselves on delivering responsive communication, strong legal representation and robust financial advice tailored to your circumstances.
How our Manchester Family Law team can help
Whether you require urgent legal intervention, guidance during a relationship breakdown or assistance with children matters, our team allows you to move forward with reassurance and certainty.
Our Cheshire family law team advises clients on a full range of matters including:
- Divorce and relationship breakdowns: Practical legal advice to help you navigate separation, divorce proceedings and the next stage of family life with confidence.
- Financial settlements: Assistance resolving financial disputes involving property, pensions, investments, savings and other shared assets following separation or divorce.
- Children and parenting matters: Sensitive support with child arrangements, parental responsibility and issues relating to your child’s welfare and long-term stability.
- Honour-based abuse and harmful practices: Specialist legal advice delivered with care and discretion where honour-based violence or coercive behaviour is a concern.
- Domestic abuse and emergency injunctions: Urgent legal representation where immediate action is needed to protect you or your children from harm.
- International family law: Guidance on cross-border family law issues, including international child arrangements, relocation disputes and overseas divorce matters.
- Adoption services: Clear advice throughout the adoption process, helping individuals and families understand the legal requirements and procedures involved.
- Surrogacy and modern family arrangements: Legal support for intended parents navigating surrogacy agreements and parental order applications.
- Mediation and alternatives to court: Helping families resolve disputes constructively through negotiation, mediation and non-court dispute resolution wherever appropriate.
- LGBTQIA+ family law advice: Inclusive, specialist legal services tailored to the needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples and families.
Whatever your situation, we will work with you to understand what matters most and help you take the next step with confidence.
Family law support across Manchester
Our Family team supports clients across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Altrincham, Hale, Alderley Edge, Bowdon and surrounding North West areas, delivering tailored legal solutions designed to protect your future and achieve the best possible outcome for you and your family.
We understand that these matters are often time-sensitive and personal, ensuring in-person and online appointments are available.
Our office at Blackfriars House reflects our commitment to combining tradition with innovation: a historic Manchester landmark reimagined as a modern, collaborative space. With excellent transport links it provides the perfect setting for our growing team.
Manchester
Address:
MSB Solicitors – Manchester
Blackfriars House St Marys,
Parsonage,
Manchester
M3 2JA
Phone: +44 (0)331 630 1144
Meet our Family Law team
Get support from experienced family lawyers who understand the importance of clear advice, practical guidance and sensitive client care.
What our clients say
We know how important it is to feel supported and understood when dealing with a family law issue.
"It's hard to put into words the level of gratitude I have for Lucy Nield (Solicitor) and Jane Sampson (Counsel) at MSB. My children and I have gone through the hardest time of our lives and they supported us through a very difficult legal process while giving reassurance and handling it with sensitivity, clarity and determination. They always took the time to ensure I understood my options, explained processes clearly and made me feel supported in every decision. I am truly grateful for everything they've done and wouldn't hesitate to recommend their services to others who need both strong legal advice and representation and genuine care. Thank you also to Abigail Eves and Mollie Hart for their support in court alongside Jane."
Trust Pilot Client Review
Wish I could give 100 stars!
"Thank you so much Lucy for being so understanding. I’m finally feeling heard, and because you’re getting a fuller picture, you’re able to give me tools and appropriate advice. This is the first time I’m experiencing this with a solicitor and so I really wanted to say how much I appreciate your help, I know it’s hard when there’s so much to go over."
Client Review
"My solicitor, Lucy, has been amazing? She is kind, supportive and really takes the time to listen. She explains everything clearly and has made a stressful situation much easier to deal with. I’m really grateful for her help and would highly recommend her."
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Recognised legal expertise
Our Family team is supported by the wider strength and reputation of MSB Solicitors.
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How quickly can I speak to someone?
We aim to respond to enquiries as quickly as possible. Once we receive your details, a member of our Family team will review your enquiry and contact you to discuss the next steps.
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