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Business owners divorce

Divorce can be more complex when you own a business. You need specialist legal and financial advice to protect your family, your livelihood and your future.
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We match a member of the team with the right expertise to every client, who will invest time getting to know you, who will look after your interests and ensure you have access to the whole firm when you need it.

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The legal and financial matters might be complex, but we aim to keep things straightforward and explain everything in terms that are relevant to you.

Overview

If you own a business, we understand the extra challenges divorce can bring and will guide you through them with clear, practical advice.

Supportive legal advice focused on stability and continuity

Divorce is stressful for anyone. When a family business is involved, the emotional and financial pressures can feel even greater. You may be worried about the future of your business, your income and the impact on those closest to you.

We understand the challenges business owners face during divorce. Our family law solicitors take a calm, practical and sympathetic approach, working towards a fair outcome while keeping disruption to your family and your business to a minimum.

Reducing the impact on your family and children

The wellbeing of children is always the priority in any divorce. Relationship breakdown can be unsettling for children, particularly where a family business is under pressure.

Our experienced family law solicitors will support you through arrangements for children with sensitivity and clarity, helping you reach practical solutions that protect their welfare and provide stability during a difficult time.

Protecting your business, wealth and assets

Divorce involving a business often raises difficult questions about asset ownership, income and future value. We will help you identify which assets are matrimonial and non-matrimonial, and advise on how these should be treated within the divorce settlement.

Our aim is to protect your business interests wherever possible. If assets such as property or shares need to be sold or transferred, we will guide you through the process carefully to reduce disruption to day-to-day operations. We also advise on prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, helping you safeguard your position now and in the future.

How we can help

Tees is a Top-Tier Legal 500 firm with extensive experience in divorce for business owners and family businesses. Our multi-disciplinary team works across family law, business law and financial planning to give you joined-up advice when you need it most.

Tees have an excellent reputation locally for providing commercially minded and sensible advice.

Our expertise

The areas our divorce lawyers can help business owners with include:

  • Dividing assets in divorce
  • Separation agreements
  • Financial claims
  • Transfer of shares
  • Child arrangements
  • Post-nuptial agreements
  • Pre-nuptial agreements
  • Partnership agreements
  • Discretionary Trusts

Legal and financial advice

Our multi-disciplinary team can help you with due diligence and issues around employment law and risk management.

We have experienced lawyers with deep sector knowledge who can advise on commercial property acquisition.

At Tees, we have our own in-house independent financial advisers who can help you to maximise profits from your business disposal, look at all pensions issues and help you invest for the security of your future.

Our experience in the divorce of business owners

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Our offices will be closed from midday on Tuesday 23 December 2025 until 9.00am on Friday 2 January 2026.

Should you require urgent assistance while our offices are closed, please call 0808 296 5754.

Warm wishes for the Festive Season

Our offices will be closed from midday on Tuesday 23 December 2025 until 9.00am on Friday 2 January 2026. Should you require urgent assistance while our offices are closed, please call 0808 296 5754.

Warm wishes for the Festive Season

Our offices will be closed from midday on Tuesday 23 December 2025 until 9.00am on Friday 2 January 2026. Should you require urgent assistance while our offices are closed, please call 0808 296 5754.

Warm wishes for the Festive Season