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Solicitor's Service

What is SWA Solicitor’s Service?

We provide a specialist legal service to all women surviving domestic violence covering all aspects of law relating to children and families. We will make applications to the Court on your behalf and represent you in all family law cases.

 We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who govern how Solicitors must conduct themselves and the cases they are involved in.

Who is it for?

Any woman who has been affected by domestic violence and needs legal advice about any family law issues.

As well as applying to the Courts for Orders for your protection, we can also work with you to obtain Court Orders to protect your children. We can represent you in Court in cases concerning contact between your children and your ex-partner; where the children should live, questions about where you should live and any other family law matter. We can advise you if you are involved with, or want to start divorce proceedings, and represent you if you have financial matters to sort out following divorce proceedings.

Who are the workers?

Our legal team is made up of an experienced family law solicitor and two caseworkers. Our solicitor is a member of the Family Law Accreditation Scheme provided by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Resolution, the organisation concerned with Family Law. This ensures a high level of expertise.  For more information visit  www.resolution.org.uk

What kind of support?

We will work with you to ensure that your legal rights are upheld and that you are safe and protected. We will be involved in every step of your case, from advising you on the options available to you, issuing your case papers, attending Court and representing your case to the Judge. We will provide an address to your ex-partner so that he has no need to contact you directly at all. Your ex partner will have to deal with us as your solicitor and legal representative. We will make sure that the Court has all the information it needs to make orders about your children, as the Court must give first consideration to the welfare of any cases concerning children. We will advise you about any criminal proceedings that may be taken against your ex-partner following any assaults upon you.

We will ensure that you also have legal advice about any other problems you might have as a result your case. We will also refer you to other relevant services for non legal support and advice.

How do I contact SWA Solicitor service?

To make an appointment please contact us on

Phone: 020 7267 5629

Email: legal@solacewomensaid.org