“The Family Lawyers with a leading reputation for excellence.”
Family Law Firm & Solicitors in London & Brighton
Goodman Ray is one of the leading family law firms in the UK with a national and international reputation for its work in children and family law. Goodman Ray offers a first-class service across the full spectrum of family law, including divorce, matrimonial finance, cohabitation, international adoption, surrogacy, child abduction, forced marriage injunctions and children law. Our family solicitors represent high-net-worth and international clients, whilst remaining committed to delivering a cutting-edge service to its legally-aided clients.
Goodman Ray’s straightforward and innovative approach is welcomed by clients and is demonstrated by its solicitors’ involvement with other professional organisations. Clients are assured of expert representation by lawyers who will fearlessly fight their corner while sharing the firm’s child-centred ethos and promoting alternative dispute resolution where appropriate.
Adoption, Surrogacy, Fertility
For families who cannot conceive naturally fertility treatment and/or assisted conception can be an obvious choice …
Children
When a relationship breaks down the most important consideration for parents is the future arrangements for their …
Court of Protection
At Goodman Ray, we advise and represent families where an adult relative lacks the capacity to make decisions for …
Divorce and Relationship Breakdown
Whether you are married, living together or in a civil partnership relationship breakdown is never easy and can be …
Domestic Abuse
Violence, or the threat of violence that takes place between relatives or between people in a relationship is called domestic violence …
International Children, Child Abduction & Forced Marriage
If a child is removed from your care and taken abroad without your permission this can be unlawful and requires …
Mediation and Collaborative Law
Mediation is a voluntary process that brings together opposite sides in a dispute to help them arrive at their own decisions …
Costs and Funding
We believe in straightforward competitive charges and wherever possible we will seek to avoid unnecessary costs…
MEET THE PARTNERS
Peggy Ray
Senior Partner & Co-Founder
Trudi Featherstone
Partner & Mediator
Jemma Dally
Partner
Kevin Skinner
Partner
Tom Brownrigg
Partner & Mediator
LATEST NEWS
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July 10, 2020
“It’s been a long time coming, but I know a change is going to come”….
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June 12, 2020
Goodman Ray supports Black Lives Matter Mutual respect and diversity are central components of our…
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June 2, 2020
In simple terms, international parental child abduction occurs when one parent removes a child from…
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June 1, 2020
The national emergency as a result of Covid-19 has been unprecedented. Consequently, for parents it…
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June 24, 2019
On May 21st 2019, ministers announced that a panel of experts would review “how the…
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June 4, 2019
Local authorities have a statutory duty to protect children living in their area. However, understanding…
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April 15, 2019
So you find yourself in need of legal advice. But who should you turn to…
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March 27, 2019
On 15 March 2019, the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 received…
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March 11, 2019
What is parental responsibility? Parental responsibility (PR) allows an individual to make important decisions concerning…
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February 21, 2019
That is a question you may be asking yourself in advance of your upcoming marriage….
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February 18, 2019
That is a question you may be asking yourself in advance of your upcoming marriage….
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February 18, 2019
The UK government has acted to reverse its policy of making British victims of forced…
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February 1, 2019
Take your time completing the divorce petition. Make sure every box is completed or your…
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January 31, 2019
The government has published a draft Domestic Abuse Bill which aims to better support victims…
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January 15, 2019
Family disputes present a host of challenges to the parties and any children involved, not…
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January 11, 2019
Yahoo Style has recently been in touch with Thomas Brownrigg, a Partner and Accredited Mediator…
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November 15, 2018
The most wonderful time of the year can also be the most trying for newly…
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November 7, 2018
We are pleased to announce some new promotions at Goodman Ray. Thomas Brownrigg has been…
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November 7, 2018
The Chambers and Partners Legal Directory have now released their rankings for 2019. Goodman…
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November 7, 2018
The Legal 500 rankings for 2019 have now been released, and we are pleased to…
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November 1, 2018
The issues around forced marriage are by no means new, but there has been a…
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October 26, 2018
Every year more than a million people are victims of domestic abuse in the United…
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October 17, 2018
We are looking for a paralegal to join our specialist Domestic Abuse team to cover Maternity Leave until the end of October…
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October 4, 2018
The current law provides that a couple can divorce if there has been an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ of their marriage. In accordance with section 1(2) of…
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September 11, 2018
The current law provides that a couple can divorce if there has been an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ of their marriage. In accordance with section 1(2) of…
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August 30, 2018
In this article we will consider the powers of the Family Court to deprive a child of their liberty by use of secure accommodation orders and other orders…
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August 20, 2018
In October 2017, a 54-page document was drafted by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Work and Pensions…
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August 13, 2018
New Zealand MP, Jan Logie, initially proposed a new bill that introduced paid employment leave for victims of domestic violence in December 2016…
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August 6, 2018
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the UN outlining the action needed to improve protection against violence for women…
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July 26, 2018
The Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) were pioneered by the retired District Judge Nicholas Crichton in London in January 2008 on a trial basis…
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