Business Details
35 Years
experience
Expert Family Law Solicitors in Maidstone, Kent
Antony Clapp Solicitors is a distinguished legal practice specialising in family law, divorce, and complex financial settlements. With over 30 years of experience, our team of accredited solicitors provides tailored legal solutions for high-net-worth clients across London, Kent, and the Southeast. Our expertise spans prenuptial agreements, child arrangement orders, and contentious cohabitation disputes, underpinned by a commitment to achieving favourable outcomes through negotiation or litigation.As a Solicitors Regulation Authority-registered firm, we combine technical excellence with compassionate client care, offering fixed-fee consultations to ensure accessibility. Our lawyers regularly contribute to legal discourse through thought leadership articles, reflecting our dedication to staying at the forefront of family law developments.
Services
Divorce Proceedings
Financial Settlements
Child Arrangement Orders
Prenuptial Agreements
Cohabitation Agreements
Unmarried Disputes
Injunctions
TOLATA Claims
Litigation Funding
International Cases
Details
- Year established: 1991
Highlights and features
- We have over 30 years of combined experience in complex family law cases
- Our SRA-accredited solicitors specialise in high-net-worth financial settlements
- We offer fixed-fee consultations for transparent legal budgeting
- Our team includes Law Society accredited Senior Family Solicitors
- We provide tailored solutions for international family law matters
Associations and certifications
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
Services
Divorce Proceedings
Our specialist solicitors handle all aspects of divorce proceedings, from initiating petitions to finalising financial settlements. We provide strategic guidance on asset division, spousal maintenance, and child custody arrangements. With extensive experience in contested and uncontested divorces, we prioritise amicable resolutions while preparing robust litigation strategies when necessary.
Financial Settlements
We specialise in complex financial settlements involving high-value assets, business interests, and international property portfolios. Our team negotiates fair outcomes for clients regarding property division, maintenance agreements, and pension sharing orders. We work closely with forensic accountants to ensure complete transparency in asset disclosure.
Child Arrangement Orders
Our child law experts create tailored child arrangement orders covering residence, contact, and decision-making responsibilities. We focus on children's welfare while protecting parental rights, handling cases involving relocation, education, and healthcare decisions. We collaborate with CAFCASS officers to ensure compliance with evolving family law standards.
Prenuptial Agreements
We draft comprehensive prenuptial agreements to protect assets before marriage, covering property, investments, and inheritance provisions. Our solicitors ensure legal validity while addressing future financial arrangements in case of separation. We advise on full financial disclosure requirements and court enforceability standards.
Cohabitation Agreements
Our cohabitation agreements define financial responsibilities and asset ownership for unmarried couples purchasing property together. We address mortgage contributions, property division, and child support arrangements, providing clear legal frameworks to prevent disputes during relationship breakdowns.
People
Antony Clapp
Managing Director
Antony Clapp, with over 30 years' experience, specialises in complex financial family law cases. Admitted as a solicitor in 1986, he established the firm in 1991 focusing on high-net-worth client representation.
Shanida Sewak
Legal Executive
Shanida Sewak handles divorce proceedings, financial disputes, and children matters. She specialises in prenuptial agreements and cohabitation arrangements, bringing practical solutions to complex family law issues.
James Heywood
Director
James Heywood, a Law Society accredited Senior Family Solicitor since 2006, focuses on matrimonial finance and private children matters. He combines legal expertise with compassionate client representation.
Callie Black
Solicitor
Callie Black, qualified in 2014, manages all private family matters including divorce, financial remedies, and child arrangements. She provides comprehensive legal support for complex family law cases.
Tobias Clapp
Family Law Solicitor
Tobias Clapp applies commercial law experience to family law matters, specialising in prenuptial agreements and complex financial remedies. He handles TOLATA claims and cohabitation disputes with commercial acumen.
Questions
What family law services do you specialise in?
We specialise in divorce proceedings, financial settlements, child arrangement orders, prenuptial agreements, and cohabitation disputes, with particular expertise in complex financial cases.
Do you offer initial legal consultations?
Yes, we provide fixed-fee consultations to assess your case and match you with the appropriate solicitor for your specific family law requirements.
Can you handle international family law matters?
Our firm regularly takes instructions from clients across the UK and abroad, offering telephone and video conference consultations for international cases.
What payment options are available?
We operate on private payment terms and accept clients qualifying for litigation funding, but cannot assist with Legal Aid or low-income cases.
How do you approach child custody arrangements?
We prioritise children's welfare while protecting parental rights, creating tailored child arrangement orders covering residence, contact, and decision-making responsibilities.
Reviews (5)
Don Fowler
Dec 07, 2021
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Grateful for the free introductory phone calls. First phone call didn't flow and came away irritated but when I spoke with Mr Clapp found him helpful, reassuring and informative.
Daniel Scott
Jun 21, 2021
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In response to the recent direct threats and intimidation from Antony Clapp and his employee Shanida Sewak. I would not recommend anyone using this firm. They knowingly submit false evidence to the courts, coerce vulnerable clients into making ridiculous court applications, bombard you with unnecessary emails and persuade you to call them out of hours in order to make more fees. Antony Clapp himself was recently subjected to a regulatory investigation and self confessed into providing false and misleading information to members of the public in order to avoid disciplinary action. All my years involved
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Apr 21, 2021
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My experience with Antony Clapp Solicitors was outstanding. Antony's expert advice and guidance over the course of several challenging months has made all the difference. My case was handled with professionalism and sensitivity to achieve the best possible outcome. I would highly recommend him to anyone facing a difficult divorce.
Martin Button
Jan 06, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,Value
Antony showed care and sensitively in what is very difficult time one finds oneself getting divorced.
Antony showed care and sensitively in what is very difficult time one finds oneself getting divorced.
Dennis Roodhardt
Dec 15, 2020
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness
I cannot compliment Greg Tolliday, who handled my case, enough: he has a sharp mind, was able to cut through the noise with easy, was communicative and easy to reach and was proactively driving my case from day one. He's a very pleasant person on top of that too!
I cannot compliment Greg Tolliday, who handled my case, enough: he has a sharp mind, was able to cut through the noise with easy, was communicative and easy to reach and was proactively driving my case from day one. He's a very pleasant person on top of that too!
