Mark Monaghan

Mark’s practice spans the full range of family law matters, including:

Children law

• Child arrangements, including contact and residence disputes

• Private law applications involving parental responsibility, prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders

• Fact-finding hearings, including cases involving allegations of domestic abuse

• Applications for enforcement of orders

• Supporting parents through complex and sensitive disputes involving children

Financial remedies

• Divorce and financial settlement proceedings from the first appointment through to final hearings

• Representation in cases involving property, pensions and other significant assets

• Negotiation and advocacy to achieve fair outcomes in financial disputes

Injunctions and protective orders

• Non-molestation orders

• Occupation orders

• Domestic abuse-related injunctions

Mark also supports mediation and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate, helping clients to resolve matters without unnecessary litigation.

Mark has developed a wide-ranging family law practice that includes private law children cases, matrimonial finance, domestic abuse injunctions and enforcement applications. He regularly acts in child arrangement disputes involving issues of contact, residence and parental responsibility, as well as prohibited steps and specific issue orders. He has experience representing clients in fact-finding hearings involving allegations of domestic abuse.

In financial remedy work, Mark represents clients through all stages of proceedings, including complex cases involving property, pensions and significant assets. He is skilled at both negotiation and courtroom advocacy.

Mark’s approachable style, clear explanations and steady manner have earned him praise from clients and solicitors alike. He is committed to guiding clients through difficult family proceedings with both clarity and empathy.

• Called to the Bar in 2002