Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 came into force on Monday 27 February 2023, varying the minimum age of marriage. The Act is long overdue and is very much welcomed by divorce lawyers in England and Wales. Traditionally, the minimum age of marriage was 12 for a woman and 14 for a […]
Partner / Chartered Legal Executive Litigator (Family)
Qualified 2014
Emma Bilsborrow heads up our Family team and specialises in privately funded family law cases. She has a working knowledge of trust law, which helps her when dealing with those complex cases where substantial assets are held in trust by one or the other party involved in divorce proceedings. Emma deals with all disputes surrounding divorce and financial matters, including high net worth divorce cases, and advises on how best to deal with pensions with regards to making equal capital or income, and aims to deal with these cases amicably. Emma also specialises in privately funded Children Act proceedings such as applications for Child Arrangements Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders and Specific Issue Orders and helps and assists families at what is a particularly tough time. Additionally, Emma is also experienced in preparing Cohabitation and Separation agreements.
Emma is a member of Resolution and is committed to approaching cases in a sensitive and non-confrontational manner in order to avoid animosity between married and separated couples; however, she similarly assists our client’s in exploring all possible ways of resolving disputes, to include litigation where needed.
Hobbies and Interests: Emma’s hobbies are cooking and cleaning and keeping the dog out of the new extension!keeping the dog out of the new extension!
