Accredited family law specialist advising on divorce, children and complex cross border matters

Emma Somerville, Family Law Partner at Kee Solicitors, part of Stowe Family Law

Emma Somerville is a Family Law Partner and an Accredited Specialist in Family Law, advising clients from offices in Glasgow and Aberdeen. She is widely recognised for her experience in family and child law matters and for providing clear, supportive advice during some of the most difficult periods in her clients’ lives.

What Emma Does

Emma advises on the full range of family law matters, including separation and divorce, financial provision, child residence and contact, parental rights and responsibilities, adoption and guardianship. She has significant experience appearing in the Sheriff Court in both family and child law cases and has also assisted with divorces in the Court of Session.

Her work includes pre nuptial and post nuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, claims arising on separation or death, and specialist matters such as exhumation. Emma also regularly advises on farming divorces, cases involving business assets and complex financial arrangements.

International and Collaborative Expertise

Emma has a particular interest in cases involving international and cross border issues, including Hague Convention matters, child abduction and jurisdictional disputes. She is trained in the collaborative method of dispute resolution and has been practising collaboratively since 2018. Emma sits on the Consensus National Committee, reflecting her commitment to constructive and client focused resolution.

Experience and Professional Standing

Emma began her career in family law in Dundee before moving to Aberdeen, building extensive courtroom experience along the way. She became accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Family Law in 2021 and holds qualifications including LLB (Hons), DipLP and Notary Public status.

She is a member of the Family Law Association and Consensus Collaboration Scotland.

Approach and Client Care

Clients value Emma’s professionalism, responsiveness and practical advice. She is known for keeping clients fully informed, explaining complex issues clearly and working hard to reduce stress wherever possible while protecting her clients’ interests.

“Highly recommend Kee Solicitors. Professional, kept me up to date, went above and beyond to make a difficult situation as stress free as they could, answered all my questions and provided excellent advice. Communication was very quick. Emma, Ainsley, Dawn and Lisa were amazing throughout the whole process, I can’t thank them enough.”

Outside the Office

Outside of work, Emma runs a local playgroup for children aged 0 to 5 years and enjoys spending time with friends and family. She is also an enthusiastic reader and enjoys baking.