About Lucy:
Lucy has over 15 years' experience in family law, and specialises in obtaining financial settlements alongside divorce, pre-marital agreements and resolving disputes concerning arrangements for children.
Our Leeds family solicitors act for families throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding regions. Whether you are based in Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Sheffield, Wakefield, York, or any surrounding area, our Leeds family solicitors are here to help you.
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Testimonials
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Weightmans are a young and dynamic firm which is making huge strides in Leeds. The care taken by the team is remarkable and reassuring for clients.
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The team provides an exceptional service of early, clear and realistic advice, very high attention to detail, considered and careful analysis of all realistic angles, and options to ensure that every step is taken at the appropriate time to ensure that the client's interests are best promoted and secured.
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The team offers a professional service. All of the members of the team I have dealt with have been knowledgeable and committed to getting the best result for the client.
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The care taken by the team is remarkable and reassuring for clients.
Legal 500 2026 -
An efficient team performing at a high level.
Legal 500 2026 -
A wonderful team who offer pragmatic advice whilst robustly defending the interests of their clients.
Legal 500 2026 -
Weightmans family law department is very dynamic. Being part of a larger firm means that they are able to draw on the expertise of other departments in the firm, which can be extremely helpful.
Legal 500 2025 -
Highly specialised family law team with a breadth of experience.
Legal 500 2025 -
The team at Weightmans is well known and respected in the family law market... They approach complex family law matters in a straightforward manner that is focused on resolution for their clients.
Legal 500 2025 -
The team is made up of extremely capable individuals dealing with complex and high-net-worth work. They are all technically very sound and work in a collaborative way with other lawyers.
Legal 500 2025 -
Weightmans have expanded hugely their family law capacity which is testament to their aspirations within this space... Experience, reputation and depth all add to the overall approach.
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The family team are totally focused on assisting clients to identify their immediate needs as well as helping them to gain clarity around the future. They take a family focused view and work on the assumption that court action should be avoided if at all possible by working collaboratively with other solicitors.
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The team provided fantastic communication and sound advice throughout the process. All possible outcomes and costs were set out at the beginning - they couldn’t have been more helpful.
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The team showed total professional attention to detail and gave me inspiration to continue even when things seemed unsurmountable.
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They couldn’t be more efficient and nothing is ever too much trouble for them.
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Clients get what they pay for at Weightmans in that the preparation is meticulous. They are so good at looking after the client and making sure that everything is where it needs to be.
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The lawyers are very experienced with knowledge encompassing a broad range of family law issues. They are adept at dealing with cross-border disputes and I would rate them as very strong in this area.
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Weightmans is very up to speed in the latest legal trends and has good connections with the legal profession.
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Weightmans has technically competent lawyers with a focus on solutions and the team is very pleasant to deal with, which benefits their clients.
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Weightmans is efficient, experienced and professional. The team has an excellent range of experiences and ability, and they provide immediate responses.
Chambers 2025
Services offered by our Leeds family solicitors
Our family law experts based in Leeds can help you with a full range of family law matters. Common family law issues that we advise on include:
- Child law issues
- Cohabitation issues
- Divorce
- Financial settlements for divorcing couples
- Prenuptial agreements
We are also family mediation experts, who can help to reduce the conflict in family law disputes and offer our One Couple One Lawyer service for those who are going through an amicable divorce.
Who we work with
We work with clients across a wide variety of backgrounds. Our clients include:
- Business owners and their partners
- Senior executives and other professionals
- Doctors and other medical professionals
- Families with international family law issues in different legal jurisdictions
- High profile individuals
- Landowners and farmers
Our lawyers have particular expertise in acting for high net worth individuals.
Our family solicitors in Leeds work closely with external valuers of land, business and digital assets, together with our in-house team of private wealth, corporate law, immigration, employment law and property law experts.
Book my free consultationWhat clients say about our Leeds family solicitors
Don't just take our word for it, here are some of the messages that our Leeds family solicitors have received from satisfied family law clients, both directly and via independent legal directories.
- “Lucy Phipps is a very impressive family practitioner. She pursues her client’s cases with tenacity and vigour, and clients are in no doubt that they are in very capable hands.”, Legal 500 2024
- “Antony Ball works hard to ensure clients get value for their money. He puts the hours in and works tirelessly to get the right outcome for his clients. Professional and caring with a wealth of knowledge, I would be happy to recommend him to anyone.”, Legal 500 2024
- “Lucy Phipps is exceptionally supportive and caring towards any client going through divorce/family issues. She leads her team with support at the core. She makes clients feel at ease because they need to be in a position to bear all, and they feel that they will not be judged. Her vast knowledge is amazing.”, Legal 500 2024
- “Antony Ball is a great mediator and collaborator. Always calm, constructive and solution-focused. I refer clients to Antony. It’s always a pleasure working with him, as when he is on the other side you can be assured that he will make sensible progress in a timely and respectful manner.”, Legal 500 2023
Our family law services
Why choose us as your Leeds family law firm
Our team has won a number of awards for family law in Leeds and across the rest of the UK. Here are just some of the ways that we've been recognised for our expertise:
- Named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2024
- Winners of the Private Client category at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2023
- Winners of the Lexis Nexis Family Team of the Year Award 2022
- Ranked for family law by the legal directory, Chambers and Partners
- Ranked for family law by the legal directory, Legal 500
- Ranked in the Spear's 500 Index
- Resolution accredited
Our Leeds family law solicitors
