
Simon Mortimer
Head of Family
Personal Family
Divorce and Older Couples
With the growth in wealth for many older people and the improvements in health leading to people living longer, it is now not at all unusual to find couples divorcing after 25 or 30 years of marriage or even longer.
As a baby boomer himself with three children from generation Z, as well as 35 years of divorce experience, Simon is well equipped to understand the issues faced by couples in their late 40’s and older when they are going through a divorce.
Frequently there are multiple assets and sizeable incomes and pensions which all require particular expertise to obtain the best outcomes. Very frequently such families have one or two self-employed breadwinners and almost all of the divorce cases Simon handles involve a business of one sort or another.
Often couples separate on fairly amicable terms making these relationship breakdowns particularly suitable for mediation, collaborative law or round table without prejudice meetings.
Simon uses all of these approaches to try to help couples to go through their divorce with the least pain and confrontation so that they can keep talking to each other and enjoy happy relationships with their children and grandchildren.
If any of this sounds familiar to you and you would like to know more, then you can contact Simon on his direct dial number 01228 552223.
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- Divorce And Separation
- Divorce And Separation FAQs
- Collaborative Family Law
- Financing Your Divorce
- Dealing with Finances (property, maintenance, pensions, business)
- Expats
- Farming Divorces
- Family Business
- Divorce and Older Couples
- Living Together
- Cases Involving Children
- Children Law FAQs
- Adoption
- Child Support / Maintenance
- Special Guardianship
- Emergency Applications
- Surrogacy
- Prenuptial Agreement
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Simon Mortimer
Head of Family

Vikki Porthouse
Associate Chartered Legal Executive

Emma Armstrong
Associate Solicitor

Charlotte Seymour
Trainee Solicitor
Alex Terry
Trainee Solicitor
Vikki Porthouse
Associate Chartered Legal Executive
Vikki is an Associate Chartered Legal Executive in Burnetts' Family team
Charlotte Seymour
Trainee Solicitor
Charlotte is a Trainee Solicitor in Burnetts' Family team