Example: High street, multi-practice
Ashcombe Lane (fictional firm)
Bright and friendly, with fixed fees one click from every service and a clear "not sure where to start?" route.
I like this directionWho is reading a family law website?
Usually someone who is not sleeping well. They might be:
- Thinking about separating, and not ready to tell anyone
- Worried about seeing their children
- Living with someone who is controlling or violent
- A grandparent, a step-parent, or someone trying to understand a court letter
"Family law solicitors" is searched around 6,600 times a month in the UK, and "family solicitors" about 5,400, with a suggested cost per click of about £24 (DataforSEO, October 2026). Those searches are often made late at night, on a phone, sometimes on a shared device.
What does a family law website need?
Feature Why
Quick-exit button on sensitive pages
Lets someone leave instantly if they are worried about being seen
Calm design, no stock photos of crying children
Respect for the reader's situation
Separate pages for divorce, finances, children, cohabitation, domestic abuse, pre-nups
Each is a different search and a different worry
Clear first-step options
A short call, a fixed-fee first meeting, or mediation
Honest cost guidance
Fixed fees where you offer them, ranges where you do not
Legal aid signposting
If you hold a family legal aid contract
Lawyer profiles with Resolution membership or accreditation
The person matters more than the firm in family work
What do family law websites usually get wrong?
- Aggressive language. "We fight for you" puts off the many clients who want a calm, fair outcome.
- No cost information. Family is not on the SRA's price-publishing list, but clients still want to know roughly what it will cost.
- Nothing on safety. A domestic abuse page with no quick exit and no clear emergency signposting.
- One long "Family" page. Divorce, children and finances are separate searches and need separate pages.
What pages should a family law website have?
Page Purpose
Home
Calm opening, clear first step
Divorce
No-fault divorce explained, timescales, cost guidance
Finances on separation
How settlements work, disclosure, what affects the outcome
Children
Arrangements, disputes, relocation
Cohabitation
Rights of unmarried couples, agreements
Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
What they are, when they help
Domestic abuse and protective orders
With a quick-exit button and emergency signposting
Mediation and alternatives
For clients who want to avoid court
Fees and legal aid
How you charge, whether legal aid is available
Our family lawyers
Profiles with accreditations
How should a family law firm write about cost?
Family clients want a rough idea of cost before they call, but most family matters are hard to price exactly. The honest approach is to explain how you charge, give fixed fees where you can (such as an uncontested divorce or a first consultation), give typical ranges for common matters, and explain what makes a case cost more. That builds more trust than silence or a single headline figure.
What does it cost?
Group
From £7,500
Multi-office firms and firms with 20+ fee earners
Practice
From £3,995
Firms with several practice areas and teams
Starter
From £1,995
Sole practitioners and single practice-area firms
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