Ruth Goward

Ruth is an experienced Family and Immigration Law Solicitor. With over 10 years’ legal experience, Ruth has developed a very good rapport with all her clients. She is passionate about her work and will work closely with you to ensure the best outcome in your case. Ruth is compassionate and has a deep understanding that any legal process, especially one relating to relationship breakdown and children issues can be stressful and draining. She will always adapt a pragmatic approach to ensure the process is less stressful and that best results are achieved for you in the circumstances. Ruth is open-minded and will be honest with you from the outset whether your objectives are achievable.

Ruth’s practice areas include:-

Family Law-Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnerships, division of assets following relationship breakdown, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial and separation agreements and financial provision for children

· Representing unmarried partners in financial issues and division of assets before and after separation

· Child Arrangement Orders, Special Guardianship Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, Parental Responsibility and Specific Issue Orders

· Domestic Abuse; non-molestation and occupation orders

· Care Proceedings, applications to discharge or vary Care Orders, Adoption

Immigration Law-Family Applications such as in-country and entry clearance for married couples, family re-unification, durable subsisting relationships and dependent relatives

·Naturalisation as a British Citizen for adults and Registration of children as British Citizens

· Applications relating to EU nationals and their non-EU family members

A Client's Review

“Ruth was my solicitor during my legal battle to have contact with my son, from whom I was denied any access for a number of years. The service provided was excellent. Throughout the case all the advise given to me, meant that there were hardly any surprises when it came to court hearing despite it being a favourable or not result at the time. Ruth’s ability to listen to my concerns and opinions, and then advise on whether or not this would strengthen or benefit the case helped me significantly to focus on the relevant issues and not to be clouded by the personal feelings and anxieties I was understandably having at the time. In the end I can definitely say I got what I set out to achieve. From a mere hour in a contact centre; I now have substantial cont