Bournemouth family law solicitors — verified directory

Independent directory listing of SRA-regulated family law firms with Bournemouth offices. We take no referral fees and every entry below was checked against official sources (firm websites, the SRA register and Law Society records) on the date shown.

REVIEWED BY: Sean McNamara on 2026-08-31

Verified listings

1. Coles Miller Solicitors LLP

SRA number: 440598
Address: 4 Durley Chine Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5QT
Phone: 01202 293226
Website: https://www.coles-miller.co.uk/your-services/family-law/divorce-solicitors-bournemouth
Family services: Divorce and family law for Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset (firm's own family-law pages)
Legal aid: Not confirmed on the register — check the gov.uk legal aid checker below
Verified: 2026-08-31 at https://www.coles-miller.co.uk (SRA number 440598 stated on the firm's own site) and https://www.solicitors.com/bournemouth-solicitors.html

2. Steele Raymond LLP

SRA number: 419728
Address: Richmond Point, 43 Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6LR
Phone: 01202 294566
Website: https://www.steeleraymond.co.uk
Family services: Family law for individuals — separation, divorce, financial matters, family mediation (firm's own Family section)
Legal aid: Not confirmed on the register — check the gov.uk legal aid checker below
Verified: 2026-08-31 at https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/organisation?sraNumber=419728 (SRA 419728, Bournemouth head office) and https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/office/456182/steele-raymond-llp

3. Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP

SRA number: 512098
Address: Sandbourne House, 302 Charminster Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9RU
Phone: 01202 525333
Website: https://www.ellisjones.co.uk
Family services: Family law including divorce and separation, mediation, international child abduction and relocation cases (firm's own service listing)
Legal aid: Not confirmed on the register — check the gov.uk legal aid checker below
Verified: 2026-08-31 — SRA number 512098, registered office and phone as stated by the firm (LinkedIn firm profile) https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellis-jones-solicitors; SRA record at https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/organisation?sraNumber=512098

4. K J Smith Solicitors (Bournemouth)

SRA number: 555749
Address: 19 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH12 1AZ
Phone: 01202 001208
Website: https://www.kjsmith.co.uk/locations/bournemouth
Family services: Specialist family-law firm — divorce, separation, financial settlements, children matters, mediation
Legal aid: Not confirmed on the firm's site — check the gov.uk legal aid checker below
Verified: 2026-08-31 at https://www.kjsmith.co.uk/ (firm states "Authorised and Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Firm ID 555749") and https://www.kjsmith.co.uk/locations/bournemouth

How to check legal aid

Use the official government checker: https://www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid — it checks whether you qualify financially and for your problem type. To find a legal-aid family solicitor near you: https://find-legal-aid.justice.gov.uk

Firms we could not fully verify this session

Gardner Champion Solicitors Ltd (SRA 558945) ranks for Bournemouth searches, but the official SRA register lists only Rugeley and Dewsbury offices — no Bournemouth office — so it is excluded. Woolley & Co advertises a Bournemouth phone number but its head office is in Warwickshire; we could not confirm a Bournemouth SRA-registered office this session. Check any firm yourself in two minutes: search the firm name at https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/ (firms tab) or https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk — if it does not appear, it is not regulated.

This page is an independent directory listing; we take no referral fees. It is not legal advice and is not an endorsement of any firm. Details change — always confirm on the SRA register before instructing.

Content verified against the official HMCTS court directory, gov.uk forms and fees pages, and the professional body registers (SRA, FMC, Bar Council). Last reviewed September 2026.