Seeking advice early can help you make informed decisions and avoid unnecessary disputes later. You may benefit from advice if you're:

• Getting married or entering into a civil partnership and want to protect assets

• Living together or buying property with a partner

• Going through a separation or divorce with complex wealth, pension assets or business interests

• Part of a blended family and want clarity for children and dependants.

Whatever stage you're at, we'll provide practical advice tailored to your circumstances.

Protecting family wealth and assets

Forbes Solicitors help clients safeguard wealth built over time, providing expert advice across a range of high-value assets:

• property assets and portfolios

• business interests

• family contributions and gifts

• inherited wealth.

• pension assets

By combining strategic planning with practical guidance, we ensure that your family wealth is protected, structured effectively, and aligned with long-term estate and inheritance plans.

Cohabitation and Property Arrangements

Many inheritance disputes and property disputes arise because arrangements were never clearly documented. We can advise on:

• cohabitation agreements

• ownership structures and contributions

• protecting deposits and unequal shares

future arrangements if family or financial circumstances change.

Blended Families and Inheritance Planning Support

Blended families often face greater risk of disputes later. We provide joined-up advice with our Private Wealth team to support:

• planning for children from previous relationships

• protecting spouses/partners while safeguarding wider family interests

reduce the risk of future inheritance or estate disputes.

Our Private Wealth Family Law team regularly advises -

• Business owners and entrepreneurs

• Professionals with significant pension or investment assets

• Individuals and families with property portfolios

• Clients with inherited or multi-generational wealth

• Parents providing financial support for children purchasing property

• Blended families seeking clarity around inheritance and succession planning

Marriage or separation can have lasting consequences for your wealth, your business and the people around you. Forbes Solicitors offers discreet, sensitive advice and provides clear, practical guidance without unnecessary complexity. Our private wealth family law specialists work closely with colleagues across estate and succession planning, private wealth property and private wealth corporate law to provide a joined up approach, ensuring that your wealth and assets are protected at every stage. We focus on early dispute prevention to safeguard relationships and reduce risk, while providing strong representation when negotiations do not resolve complex matters.

Rubina Vohra is Partner and Head of the Family team at Forbes Solicitors, specialising in complex, high-value family law matters involving substantial wealth, business interests, property portfolios and international assets. An accredited member of the Law Society's Family Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme and a Recommended Lawyer in The Legal 500, Rubina is trusted by high-net-worth individuals to provide discreet, strategic advice that protects their personal and financial interests.

Nicola Rushton is a Senior Associate with extensive experience advising high-net-worth individuals on complex financial remedy proceedings, often involving family businesses, investment portfolios, pensions and inherited wealth. Accredited by the Law Society's Family Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme and recognised as a Key Lawyer in The Legal 500, Nicola is known for delivering commercially focused, pragmatic advice that safeguards her clients' long-term financial objectives.

Sarah Robson advises high-net-worth individuals and families on a broad range of family law matters, including divorce, financial settlements and arrangements for children. She provides clear, pragmatic advice on cases involving complex asset structures and significant wealth, helping clients navigate sensitive family issues with discretion and a focus on protecting their long-term financial and personal interests. Sarah is known for her approachable manner and client-focused approach