Crossroads21 provides affordable, practical, and compassionate separation and divorce support, helping individuals navigate one of life’s most challenging transitions with clarity and confidence. Founded by Kirsten, a former qualified family and divorce solicitor with 15 years of experience, the service combines deep legal expertise with personal insight from her own divorce journey, offering a uniquely empathetic and informed approach.
With a background in both Biology and Law, Kirsten has worked across boutique, high street, and national law firms, serving clients throughout England and Wales. Her approach is calm, professional, and direct, focusing on providing confidential, non-judgmental guidance that empowers clients to move forward with strength and dignity. Crossroads21 offers flexible, fixed-fee appointments, available remotely or in-person for those near South Manchester (SK7 postcode), ensuring accessible support without hidden costs.
Services Offered
- Separation and divorce advice and support
- Understanding relationship breakdown options, including staying together or separating
- Assessing and addressing domestic abuse, coercive control, alienating behavior, narcissism, and gaslighting
- Guidance on formal separation and divorce processes
- Assistance with financial arrangements, childcare plans, and pet arrangements
- Support in reaching financial settlements and long-term childcare agreements
- Help organizing evidence and completing financial documents (Form E, D81)
- Assistance with children documents (parenting plan, Form C100, Form C1A)
- Explaining court processes and procedures
- Mediation and court support, including litigation coaching and strategy planning
- Acting as a McKenzie Friend for mediation or court attendance
- Practical guidance on instructing family solicitors or lawyers
- Signposting to trusted professionals (solicitors, mediators, barristers, mortgage advisors, financial advisors, Will writers, therapists)
- Initial appointments (30, 60, or 90 minutes) and bespoke fixed-fee services
Based in South Manchester near Cheshire, Crossroads21 serves clients across England and Wales, offering support in English and emphasizing flexibility, affordability, and a deeply human-centered approach to navigating separation and divorce.
