Laura Sellick-Tague

I am a specialist family lawyer based in our Torquay office. I joined the firm in July 2024 from a highly regarded national specialist family law firm.

I have been solely practising family law since 2011.  I specialise predominantly in financial matters connected with relationships, for both married and unmarried couples. Such matters include assisting with the negotiation or formalisation of finances during a relationship or pre-marriage, as well as assisting with the division or management of finances following separation or upon the breakdown of a marriage.   In addition to advising on financial matters, I also assist clients in relation to children matters and injunctions.

I attend Court and advocate meetings as required and have excellent working relationships with both local and national barristers and other professionals.  I am very mindful that all aspects of family law and relationship breakdown can be very emotional for those involved and appreciate the common need to help ensure clients and their families remain as emotionally and financially intact as possible following separation. I aim to resolve disputes as quickly as possible and adopt a constructive and practical approach where at all possible, in line with the Family Law Protocol as set out by Resolution which encourages disputes to be resolved in a constructive and non-confrontational manner. I will however adopt a robust approach where necessary to do so with the best interest of my client and their family dynamics in mind.

Outside of the office I like to spend time with family and friends, enjoying the wealth of activities the South West has to offer.

A range of the work types I am able to advise on include:

Financial negotiations for;

• Cohabitation Agreements, also known as Living Together Agreements
• Separation Agreements
• Pre or Post-Marital Agreements
• Consent Orders upon divorce

Financial negotiations in relation to;

• Property
• Division of Pensions (including NHS, Police and Armed Forces Pensions)
• Farming disputes
• Business Assets
• Intervenor applications (introducing third parties into proceedings where they have an interest in the assets in dispute)

Advising in relation to Children Disputes, to include;

•                 Contact arrangements
•                 Living Arrangements
•                 Educational arrangements
•                 Foreign Travel
•                 Relocation
•                 Change of Name

Advising in relation to Domestic Abuse, to include;

•  Non-Molestation Orders (prohibiting harm against a person)
• Occupation Orders (Regulating the occupation of a property, usually the family home)