189 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Child Law (40)Children (23)Child Arrangements Following Divorce (19)
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Variation of a family court order covers changing an existing order, such as a child arrangements order or a financial settlement, when circumstances change. A solicitor in this area typically prepares and issues a variation application, gathers evidence (income, housing, needs), and drafts proposed terms for the court to consider. They negotiate with the other party, and, if needed, attend hearings to seek a fresh order or a consent order. Outcomes hinge on demonstrated changes in the underlying situation and the court’s assessment of best interests and fairness.
189 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Child Law (40)Children (23)Child Arrangements Following Divorce (19)
96 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (29)Child contact (10)Child Access (9)
Leads the Variation Application team
Gill Carr
Partner



Works with Shirley Wignall and 4 more
“Gill has been such an amazing person throughout my court proceedings, without her I would of struggled an awful lot , she was up front about the likely outcome and told me to prepare myself for it , which I did and even though it was hard it was the right outcome, I would highly recommend Forbes to anyone ”
19 Variation Application reviews
Your solicitor
Adam Bowes
Solicitor
“𝙸𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚋𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚞𝚝𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛. 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 - 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚔𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢. 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢, 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚖 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚞𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎. 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚞𝚋𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚜𝚎. 𝙰 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚘 𝙼𝚜. 𝙻𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚓𝚊𝚗𝚊 𝙶𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚊 𝙸𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚒 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎, 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝. ”
100 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (36)Financial Matters (13)Matrimonial finance (9)
Your solicitor
Leanne Hayward
Consultant Solicitor
“I found Vanessa Gillbanks extremely helpful and informative, using language that was easy to understand at a time that was very stressful to me. I would readily recommend this company. The charges were advised to me before I started any proceedings which of course was preferable as I was able to budget for these. I am completely happy to go back to Richard Nelson LLP for any future needs. ”
18 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (6)
Leads the Variation Application team
Helen Lucking
Partner and Head of Family


Works with Matthew Taylor and 2 more
“Excellent service for Divorce, conveyancing and will. I chose Napthens (Helen Lucking) to deal with my divorce because they have an office in Lytham so convenient and easy parking available. The service I received from Helen was not only professional but also her handling of my divorce was dealt with care and understanding and I felt she represented me perfectly in how she handled all the nonsense my ex flung at me. I felt completely at ease and the fees were very reasonable too. At the same time I used their conveyancing department and will department, so all in all Napthens were able to deal with my divorce, Property transfer and my Will all within one office. I wouldn’t hesitate to contact Napthens should I need a solicitor in the future.”
165 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (85)Matrimonial finance (28)Financial Matters (16)
12 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (5)Separation (3)
Your solicitor
Katie Davies
Solicitor Apprentice
“I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Colin - in fact, I have already passed his details on to others. He is highly professional and knowledgeable and goes above and beyond. Colin is equally very approachable and always happy to answer any queries you may have. He has guided me through challenging times, for which I will be forever grateful. Colin explains everything clearly and works tirelessly to achieve the best outcomes. I felt I was in good hands every step of the way. Many, many thanks ”
49 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (8)International Divorce (4)Matrimonial finance (4)
14 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Child Access (6)Child Custody (4)Child contact (4)
125 Variation Application reviews
Reviewed for Divorce (48)Financial Matters (16)Matrimonial finance (16)
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