Greg Cross

Greg offers family law services across Yorkshire and assists and advises on a range of private Family Law matters, including the following:

Acting for parties in resolving financial matters following separation and divorce, on a voluntary basis through facilitating financial disclosure, negotiating settlement, preparation of Financial Remedy Orders (Consent Orders) or Separation Agreements, or in representing clients in contested financial remedy proceedings,  aiming to obtain a favourable outcome in a cost effective and proportionate way.

Advising and assisting clients, particularly those who have acquired pre-marital wealth, those that may be entering their second marriage and already have children, to prepare Pre or Post Nuptial Agreements to enable them to take control of their own financial destinies in contemplation of marriage, to ensure clients are given the best chance of providing for an amicable and agreed outcome in accordance with their own wishes and expectations in the event of future separation and divorce.

Acting for clients who have, or whose spouses have, valuable or complicated pension arrangements, including public sector and final salary defined benefit pension schemes, and assisting in achieving a fair division of those pension assets.

Acting in divorce or separation cases with an agricultural element to them, including farming businesses, land, property and assets. Although the legal principles are the same, cases involving such assets can entail complex land issues, farming partnerships and other business structures, inheritance and multi-generation ownership issues, where maintaining the viability of the farm is a priority and requires specialist knowledge and experience to finds workable solutions.

Acting for business owners, involving companies, partnerships and sole traders, including ownership of property and land, shares, plant and machinery, and good will, assisting with properly evaluating the value of the business as part of a broader financial remedy settlement, including ownership of business interest between separating and divorcing business owners.

Acting for parents in seeking orders to define the arrangements for their children between separated parents, including shared care orders, living with and spending time with orders, complex cases involving domestic abuse, controlling or coercive behaviour, narcissism and other safeguarding and welfare issues and Findings of Fact, and cases involving appointment of Guardians to represent children in private law proceedings.

Acting for grandparents or other connected individuals (including relatives and step parents) in seeking orders from the court for children, including live with and spend time with children orders.

Acting for those who have been victims of domestic abuse in seeking the protection of the court through injunctive orders to include Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders or in representing those who are seeking to defend such applications after having been served with Non-Molestation or Occupation Orders.

Acting for both Petitioners and Respondents in pursuing divorce amicably and constructively.

In his own words:

“I understand that relationship breakdown is one of the most stressful things somebody can go through, your world has been turned upside down and you need support and guidance in a clear and concise way. I pride myself on providing sensible and robust advice at an early stage to try and give a road map to a client so that they can see where we are now and where we need to get to to conclude matters amicably and cost effectively. The first appointment with a new client is my favourite part of the job. I enjoy being able to put someone’s mind at ease, reduce their stress or anguish and provide reassurance. Ensuring my client is able to move forward and reach their goals is my priority.” 

Whilst based at our Malton office, Greg accepts instructions from clients who are based across our region and beyond, including in certain cases individuals who are based abroad. Greg offers in person appointments, telephone and video conference appointments to suit your needs, at any of our offices.

You can speak to Greg using the contact details on this profile page or get in touch by completing and submitting our online form and we will bet back to you as soon as possible.

Greg is supervised by Mark Robinson– Director and joint Head of the Family Law team.

You can connect with Greg on LinkedIn here.

Greg’s specialisms include:

• Financial remedy cases pre and post issue of financial remedy proceedings
• Financial remedy cases involving pensions to include public sector pensions such a Fire Service, Police, Armed Forces, NHS, Teachers Pension Schemes and Local Authority Pension Schemes.
• Financial remedy cases involving agricultural issues such as farming businesses, land, property and other assets.
• Financial remedy cases involving businesses including companies, partnerships and sole traders.
• Nuptial Agreements, including Prenuptial, Postnuptial, Separation and Cohabitation Agreements
• Children proceedings, including orders for child arrangements (living with and time spent with), specific issues, parental responsibility, prohibited steps and grandparent’s rights
• Financial remedy cases involving international elements, including property owned abroad.
• Children cases involving international elements, including removal from jurisdiction.