James Maguire &

James Maguire & Co specialises in all areas of family law, particularly divorce and finances including medium to high net worth cases. A niche area of the firm is international divorce law, child abduction and child relocation; and collaborative law is also undertaken. We have links to leading experts to assist in cases, for example, barristers (both locally and in London), lawyers overseas, forensic accountants, tax accountants, independent financial advisers and pension actuaries. Distinctions / Professional Memberships: Solicitor (England & Wales), qualified 1995 California Bar Exam, 2008 Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foreign & Commonwealth Office panel International Committee of Resolution (former member) Foreign embassy panels (including US Embassy and Canadian High Commission) British Consulates overseas (various) Resolution accredited specialist (advocacy, emergency financial procedures, child abduction) Law Society Child Abduction Panel Great Manchester Collaborative Law Group Member of Reunite (International Child abduction Centre) Articles Published: "International Contact Arrangements: Maximum Security Measures" October 2005, FLJ "Til Death Us Do Part: Inheritance Claims and the Short Marriage" May [2006] Fam Law 374 "International Relocation of Children: American and English Approaches" June [2006] IFL 77 "Brussels II Revised: Recent Developments" – June [2007] Fam Law 517