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Elaine Sym

Legal Director
Thorntons Law, Forfar (Accredited Specialist in Family Law and Family Mediation)

Elaine has over 20 years’ experience as a Family Law solicitor and is a key member of the  Family Law team in Dundee and Angus.

She advises clients on all aspects of  Family Law including: separation and divorce, child issues such as child contact and residence, pre and post-nuptial agreements and cohabitation agreements and claims. Elaine has extensive experience in relocation disputes and cohabitation separations.  

Elaine regularly appears in the sheriff court on behalf of her clients, as well as acting as local correspondent for firms outwith the area.

Elaine is Accredited as a specialist in Family Law and Family Mediation by the Law Society of Scotland and is fully trained in Collaborative Law. She is also a member of the Family Law Association and a committee member of the Society of Solicitors and Procurators of Angus, as well as being the course co-ordinator of the University of Dundee’s Family Law elective and has tutored post-graduate students who are undertaking their Diploma in Legal Practice for 9 years.

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