• Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Family Law Specialists Edinburgh, Glasgow

  • Home
  • Our Services
    • Divorce & Separation
      • Collaborative Divorce
      • Divorce in Scotland
      • Expat Divorce & Separation
      • Finances
      • What should I expect?
    • Your Options
    • Children
      • Children and Divorce / Separation
      • Child Contact (Access)
      • Child Residence (Custody)
      • Modern Families
      • Parental Responsibilities and Rights
    • Modern Families
      • Fertility Fixed Fee Package
      • Assisted and Donor Conception
      • Surrogacy
      • Adoption
      • Parenthood for the Modern Family
      • Succession rights and estate planning for modern families
      • Family Friendly Employment Rights
    • Prenup & Cohab
    • Social Media Misuse
  • About Us
    • Why Us?
    • Our Experts
    • Testimonials
  • Our Costs
    • Fixed Fee Package
    • Divorce Special Offer
    • Fertility Fixed Fee Package
  • FAQ
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

Finances & Asset Protection

We have the expertise to advise you on the best options available to you to protect your assets and your interests in financial claims.

Finances & Asset ProtectionSeparation Agreements

A separation agreement is a written agreement between a couple who intend to stop living together. It sets out how they wish to sort out financial arrangements, property and arrangements for the children. Separation agreements are very commonly entered into in Scotland and are legally binding on the parties. Very often such agreements are entered into without the need for ever going to court and they often follow successful mediations, collaborative cases, and negotiations. Once signed and registered, these agreements serve to extinguish all claims either party can make on the other on divorce or death.

Capital Sum / Property Transfer Orders

Under Scots law, assets are divided fairly. That generally means equally. They can be divided by way of money or assets being transferred between spouses.

On some occasions, couples can’t agree which assets they keep or how much one or the other should get. In these situations the court will be asked to decide and will make orders for payment of capital sums or property transfer orders.

Pensions on Divorce

Any pension provision derived during the course of the marriage forms part of the matrimonial pot. Sometimes the capitalised value of a pension is significant.

In such cases it may be difficult for the spouse with the significant pension rights to find sufficient cash to buy out the other. We can advise on pension sharing and how best to maximise your position.

On some occasions actuarial advice is necessary.

Emergency Orders

In some cases preventative measures are necessary to prevent dissipation of assets.

There are a range of emergency orders available and we are able to act quickly in your best interests.

In some cases you may be aware that a court action is about to be raised against you. We can lodge notices known as caveats in the Scottish courts which will alert us as soon as an action is raised.

Enforcement

Once you have a court order you want to be able to implement it.

In the event that you need to obtain payment, or have a property transfer order implemented or indeed enforce a contact order to spend time with your children we can help.

Tax

The breakdown of a relationship or start of a new relationship has many consequences, some of which you may not think about. There will inevitably be tax consequences for you, affecting any or all of income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. We have the experience to advise you of these tax consequences and how best to structure your affairs to be as tax efficient as possible.

Trusts

You may wish to protect assets through use of a trust, from your children or from any future relationships. We can advise you on which type of trust is suitable for your needs, set it up for you and help you with the ongoing administration.

Inherited Wealth

You may wish to take advice about how inherited wealth will be affected by your new relationship or the breakup of your existing one. We can advise you on this. If advice is taken before a new relationship is started, we can advise you how to best protect your inheritance.

Family Business

There may be issues regarding your family business that you should consider at the start or end of a relationship. We can advise you on the relevant issues which include tax and succession rights.

Wills/ Revocation of powers of attorney/ Pension nominations

Often people overlook reviewing their Will and Power of Attorney when they divorce or separate. Often, the breakdown of a relationship or indeed the start of a new relationship means you need to change your Will and review your Power of Attorney and Pension nominations. We have the expertise to advise you on the options available to you and the most tax efficient way of achieving them.

Please contact us to discuss any aspect of Financial Claims and Asset Protection.


Schedule a call back   Schedule a Call



Related Posts

Inheritance, Gifts and Divorce – what you need to know

Inheritance, Gifts and Divorce – what you need to know

If you have ever received an inheritance or gift you will be well aware that these items can very often hold great sentimental value. However, not only can they hold ...

Read more...
The Divorce Tax? Your need-to-know before 5 April

The Divorce Tax? Your need-to-know before 5 April

With the financial year end looming, finances and tax are hot topics on everyone’s mind at the moment. If you are separating, your divorce may be the last thing you ...

Read more...
Alexa, how much will this divorce cost me?

Alexa, how much will this divorce cost me?

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Mackenzie recently announced that they were separating after 25 years of marriage. The couple are estimated to be the wealthiest in the world, ...

Read more...
With English divorce reform a headline topic is it time for Scots divorce law to be reviewed?

With English divorce reform a headline topic is it time for Scots divorce law to be reviewed?

Family Lawyer Lesley Gordon discusses no-fault divorce, comparing the English and Scottish divorce systems in light of the UK Government’s open consultation on Reforms of the Legal Requirements for divorce. Three ...

Read more...

More to Read

Pre Nuptial & Cohabitation Agreements

What our clients say

Highly professional and excellent services

Debbie, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the highly professional and excellent services I received from yourself and your team.

Read more testimonials

I left the offices empowered and liberated

Just wanted to say huge thank you to Lesley Gordon. I left the offices empowered and liberated. Not sure any psychologist would have done a better job! On top of her real job.

Read more testimonials

I have come out of the process a much stronger person

I would have no hesitation recommending Lesley Gordon to anyone I know who needs the services of a divorce lawyer. It was a very positive experience all things considered and I have come out of the process a much stronger person thanks to Lesley.

Read more testimonials

Forever I will be grateful…

Marjory, forever I will be grateful and thankful to you for all the hard work you did for me and my family. Thank you very much again and again. I am so very blessed in life that I found a lovely understanding person like you. Not many lawyers would say go and have a cup… Read more “Forever I will be grateful…”

Read more testimonials

I came out of your offices feeling great!

Marjory, thank you for a really positive meeting on Friday. I feel things are a lot clearer in my head – I came out of your offices feeling great!

Read more testimonials

Very approachable manner

Many thanks Marjory for your very approachable manner during our meetings.

Read more testimonials

Thank you for your professionalism and talent

Thanks Debbie, as always, for your professionalism and talent, it has been a pleasure.

Read more testimonials

I certainly feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders

Marjory, I just wanted to say thanks very much for your help right throughout the case. Lately, the ad hoc support has been invaluable and given me the confidence to keep representing myself and not feel pushed into agreeing something I’m not comfortable with. I appreciate how difficult it must be to provide support when… Read more “I certainly feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders”

Read more testimonials

You have smoothed the pathway with your efficiency

Amanda…May I take this opportunity to thank you for your help in these matters. Although I am a resilient person, it has not been easy, but you have smoothed the pathway with your efficiency…

Read more testimonials

Guiding me through a difficult time

Lesley, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your professionalism. Guiding me through a difficult time, also your understanding and empathy as to my personal situation. I would not hesitate in recommending your services to others.

Read more testimonials

All starting to come together…

Thanks Marjory, it’s all starting to come together.. thanks to you…:)

Read more testimonials

Highly professional and meticulous in detail

Highly professional and meticulous in detail. No shortcuts or compromises involved, ensuring all eventualities were covered and underwritten with third-party expertise where appropriate.

Read more testimonials

Excellent communications and support

Many thanks for your recent work related to my divorce…..I would particularly like to thank Amanda Richardson for her excellent communications and support.

Read more testimonials

Their service and support has been excellent

After quite a complex case, I can say that their service and support has been excellent.

Read more testimonials

My recent collaborative process

Dear Marjory, I just wanted to say a huge thanks for all your help, advice and counsel throughout my recent collaborative process. You definitely made a difficult process easier for me. Thank you.

Read more testimonials

Great service

Beverley thank you so much for all your hard work and making things run as smoothly as possible. Great service.

Read more testimonials

Outstanding job…

Marjory… you are doing an outstanding job… Thanks again for your support and expertise in helping me navigate through this horrible situation. I really appreciate it.

Read more testimonials

I am eternally grateful

I am in no doubt I have made the correct choice by having BTO Solicitors represent me in such a difficult time. I am under no illusion you and your team will continue to do the best for me in future. Many many thanks for today. I am eternally grateful.

Read more testimonials

I would like to thank my exceptional Scottish team

My dear legal team! I have been writing this letter of thanks in my head since about two months ago, and didn’t know it would take a bit longer than expected to actually be able to express my deep gratitude to you ALL for winning this tough and enduring process for me……I would like to… Read more “I would like to thank my exceptional Scottish team”

Read more testimonials

Splendid work Marjory

Splendid work Marjory, it has been a treat to use BTO and your services.

Read more testimonials

Financial knowledge and gravitas

Lesley has financial knowledge and gravitas. I think she is faultless.

Read more testimonials

I was very pleased with how things went today

Hi Beverley – I would just like to email you to thank you for your services today and commend you on doing a stellar job. I was very pleased with how things went today. The level of professionalism you showed was much to my satisfaction and greatly appreciated. I felt very relaxed at having you… Read more “I was very pleased with how things went today”

Read more testimonials

Wonderful job

I would like to thank you Lesley again for the wonderful job you and your team did for me at a very difficult time in my life.

Read more testimonials

Your advice has been incredibly helpful

Beverley thank you for everything you’ve done regarding my case and for your assistance in getting the many issues resolved and matters concluded. Your advice has been incredibly helpful and greatly appreciated. Should I require any further assistance, I will be in touch.

Read more testimonials

After all these years I’m finally free

Thank you so so much Amanda. Actually there’s no words to thank you. I feel great. After all these years I’m finally free. Thank you.

Read more testimonials

Our anxieties were greatly alleviated

Lesley, thank you so much for all your help. It turned out to be a very uncomplicated matter in the end and probably not the most interesting for you. However our anxieties were greatly alleviated with your advice and work

Read more testimonials

Efficient and smooth service

Debbie, could I take this opportunity to thank you for the efficient and smooth service you have provided, and particularly, in our first meeting when you listened to my concerns and really helped explain things and put my mind at ease.

Read more testimonials

I will definitely recommend you…

Hi Marjory, thanks again for being an absolute joy to work with during this unknown and nerve-wracking process. You made me feel calm and reassured throughout (not an easy task). I will definitely recommend you to anyone else looking for representation.

Read more testimonials

Risk assessed everything

They explained everything to me very clearly and we looked at every permutation and possible outcome and risk assessed everything.

Read more testimonials

I still get to see my kids 3 times a week

Just wanted to say a huge thank you for your help and representation today. It’s such a relief to hear that I still get to see my kids 3 times a week. Also last but by no means least can you pass on my profound gratitude to Counsel who was a star !!!!

Read more testimonials

Thanks for all the expert guidance through a trying situation

Hi Marjory, my daughter and her son are doing great. Everything seems to have calmed down. She and her husband finished the mediation process after a couple of visits as they both felt they had to step up to the mark for their son’s sake not for personal reasons. Once again thanks for all the… Read more “Thanks for all the expert guidance through a trying situation”

Read more testimonials

Things have been finalised in about twelve weeks

Amanda, many thanks for seeing all this through for me. I cannot believe that after the best part of two and a half years of frustration (pre BTO), things have been finalised in about twelve weeks.

Read more testimonials

Help during this extremely difficult time

Debbie, I would just like to thank you for your help during this extremely difficult time. I really appreciate it.

Read more testimonials

An Excellent Lawyer…

Beverley thanks for all your assistance with everything. It’s much appreciated and rest assured should I ever need an excellent lawyer in the future you will be the first to be called.

Read more testimonials

I won’t hesitate to put them in touch with you

Looking back I wish my ex-wife and I would have gone down the collaborative divorce path but as you know she chose a very different way which ended up being most certainly a longer, more stressful and more expensive path for both of us. Should I ever hear of anyone whose marriage has reached that… Read more “I won’t hesitate to put them in touch with you”

Read more testimonials

Approachable and sensitive manner

Marjory, thank you very much for your very approachable and sensitive manner during our meetings.

Read more testimonials

We would not have managed this without you

Marjory, I think we can all honestly say that we would not have managed this without you, truly you have been an absolute star and we are all very thankful.

Read more testimonials

Help guiding us through a very stressful time

I would like to thank you again for all your work and help guiding us through a very stressful time.

Read more testimonials

From our first meeting, I felt confident…

Hi Debbie, I wanted to take this opportunity to pass on my gratitude to you for getting me through this. From our first meeting, I felt confident and assured to be in your safe hands and that never changed during the last 18 months. Whilst it is a great relief to have this finished I… Read more “From our first meeting, I felt confident…”

Read more testimonials

Footer

Contact Us

Edinburgh
0131 222 2959
Glasgow
0141 225 4848
Email
familylaw@bto.co.uk

About Us

We are award winning family and divorce lawyers based in Edinburgh and Glasgow and covering the whole of Scotland, including cross border issues, specialising in divorce and all aspects of child and family law. Learn More

  • Email
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

BTO Chambers top ranked logoBTO Legal 500 ranked logo

Copyright © 2019 BTO Solicitors LLP · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Notice · Terms & Conditions · Anti-Money Laundering Policy

This site uses cookies: Find out more.