Paris Smith LLP

Family Law

Partner

I am a partner in our Family team with over 12 years’ experience. I undertake all aspects of family law and have a wealth of experience in dealing with the financial consequences of relationship breakdown.

My main areas of expertise are:

divorce and separation, including dissolution of civil partnerships; financial consequences of relationship breakdown; private children matters; pre and post nuptial agreements; living together agreements; and collaborative law.

My experience includes advising on high net worth cases and cases which include complex company structures, and I have also advised intervenors within financial proceedings.

I have considerable experience in dealing with complex private law children cases and have successfully represented parents in cases which involve internal relocation and parental alienation.

I also help clients who are at the beginning of a relationship and advise them on pre-nuptial or post nuptial agreements and advise cohabitees on living together agreements, as well as advising cohabitees on relationship breakdown.

I pride myself in providing my clients with clear advice on the options available to them, and on a practical level, and my aim is to assist my clients in reaching a resolution in a constructive and effective way, and which is suited to their individual needs.  Where appropriate I make every effort to settle cases out of court. However, in cases where court proceedings are necessary, I am confident in representing my client’s best interests, and am an accomplished advocate.

I have a wide and varied client base which includes members of the medical profession, business owners and professional sport and media personalities.  

In addition, I am a qualified collaborative lawyer and co-chair of the Solent Collaborative Pod and a member of Resolution and a keen participant in local Resolution events.

I have also been named as a key lawyer in the leading independent directory, the Legal 500.