Family law solicitors in Southampton — verified listings

Independent directory listing of SRA-regulated family law firms with Southampton offices. We take no referral fees and every entry below was checked against the official SRA/Law Society registers on the date shown.

REVIEWED BY: Sean McNamara on 2026-08-31

Verified listings

1. Sousa Law Limited

SRA number: 628788
Address: 16 College Place, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FE
Phone: 023 8071 3060
Website: https://www.sousalaw.co.uk
Family services: Family / Matrimonial, Children, and family ADR/mediation (per SRA areas of law); family-law specialist firm
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=628788

2. Footner & Ewing LLP (Southampton)

SRA number: 638007
Address: 19 Brunswick Place, Southampton, SO15 2SZ
Phone: 023 8033 2991
Website: https://footner-ewing.co.uk
Family services: Family & matrimonial, children law (Law Society Children Panel members); acts for private and legal aid clients per the firm
Legal aid: Yes — the firm states it conducts legal aid family work (subject to eligibility)
Verified: 2026-08-31 — SRA ID 638007 as published by the firm; office address from the firm's office page; family/legal-aid status from https://footner-ewing.co.uk/services/family-law/

3. Stowe Family Law LLP (Southampton)

SRA number: 469401
Address: Clockwise, Mountbatten House, 1 Grosvenor Square, Southampton, SO15 2JU
Phone: 0330 159 9140
Website: https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/offices/southampton/
Family services: Divorce, financial settlements, child arrangements, mediation; family-law specialist firm
Legal aid: No — the firm states it does not offer legal aid
Verified: 2026-08-31 — firm at https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/organisation/?sraNumber=469401; office from the firm's Southampton page

4. Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd (Southampton)

SRA number: 401577
Address: Southampton office — see https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/offices/Southampton-Solicitors.html for the current street address
Phone: via head office 020 7923 4020
Website: https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk
Family services: Divorce, domestic abuse, child custody/public law outline, child abduction; the firm states its Southampton office advises on legal aid family matters
Legal aid: Yes — the firm states it provides legal aid family services in Southampton (subject to eligibility)
Verified: 2026-08-31 — firm at https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/office/453660/duncan-lewis-solicitors-lp (SRA ID 401577); Southampton legal aid scope from the firm's office page

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

Leonard Solicitors LLP (SRA 627655, Southampton) could be confirmed as SRA-regulated but its Southampton street address could not be captured from the registers this session, so it is not listed above. 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.