Family

Overview

Elisabeth Hudson specialises in all aspects of family law.  She carries out both private and publicly funded work.  Elisabeth has particular experience in Children Act work, both public and private, and in Financial Remedy cases.

She is qualified to accept client instructions under the Public Access Scheme, and has been carrying out such work since 2013.

Elisabeth says : “I understand that family matters can be highly charged and emotional, and I work hard on your behalf to ensure your voice is heard.  I am friendly, and approachable, with your best interests at heart.”

“If a sensible out of Court settlement can be reached on your behalf, I will help you negotiate to achieve this goal.  If this is not possible I will do my utmost to ensure a case is well prepared for Court, in order to obtain the best outcome possible.”

Elisabeth is based in the Hampshire/Oxfordshire/Berkshire areas, with offices in London, Bournemouth, Winchester, Oxford, Bristol and Birmingham.  An initial consultation can be arranged at any of these centres. She is available to give informal updating lectures to solicitors by arrangement through her clerks.

Outside of work, Elisabeth is a keen horse rider competing under BS rules. Since 2006, her horses have competed at the Horse of the Year Show, Royal Windsor Horse Show, Hickstead, Olympia, and in Europe.  Elisabeth enjoys playing the piano and breeds and shows a wide variety of livestock.

Family

Elisabeth specialises in all aspects of family law.  She carries out both private and publicly funded work.  Elisabeth is experienced in Children Act work, both public and private, and has also acted in a number of cases brought under the Hague Convention involving the return of children to and from Australia, USA and Zimbabwe.  She also deals with Financial Remedy cases and cases brought under TLATA 1996, the Inheritance Act 1975 and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Private Remote FDR Hearings

Elisabeth is available for private remote FDR hearings. For more information on private remote FDR hearings please click here.

Reported cases

Re M (Minors) (Residence Order: Jurisdiction) [1993] 1 F.L.R 495 Re S (Contact: Evidence) [1998] 1 F.L.R 798 Re W (Care proceedings: Witness anonymity) Court of Appeal [2003] 1 F.L.R 329 Re F (Shared residence order) Court of Appeal [2003] 2 F.L.R 397 P v South Gloucestershire Council Court of Appeal, The Times Law Reports, 1st February 2007 M (Children) [2009] EWCA Civ 1573 M (Children) [2010] EWCA Civ  657 - Renewed application by father for permission to appeal finding that he had stabbed the children’s mother.  Application allowed GG (A Girl) & Anor. Re (2024) EWFC 101 (B): Representing the respondent father in a long running case about a refugee family, where findings of domestic abuse and alienating behaviours were made against the father and whether the Court should order a s37 report to see if the local authority would issue care proceedings. This was against the recommendations of the Children’s Guardian. The Court decided a s37 report was required.

Called 1987, Gray’s Inn.

Family Law Bar Association

LLB (Buckingham)

A keen horse rider competing under BS rules. From 2006 to date her horses have competed at the Horse of the Year Show, Royal Windsor Horse Show, at Hickstead, Olympia, and in Europe.  Elisabeth enjoys playing the piano and breeds and shows a wide variety of livestock.