England - South West • Private client

Coodes Solicitors

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‘Very well established and highly regarded locally’, Coodes Solicitors advises clients on a range of family law issues, from financial matters to complex children and domestic abuse related work. ’Brilliant family lawyer’ Sarah Evans leads the team, and is noted for her work on complex finance, children and domestic abuse related cases.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very responsive and puts their clients' needs first. They are always looking for ways to resolve matters in a pragmatic and constructive way, rather than just fighting every battle for the sake of it.’

  • ‘The team has both a broad and deep understanding of children law. They make huge effort to be available to clients.’

  • ‘Sarah Evans handles clients with a combination of sensitively and directness. She is insightful and very quick to pick up on the nuances of a case.

  • 'Elise Alma has huge experience and it shows in her confidence and assured yet accessible manner.’
  • ‘The Coodes family team are very experienced and work very well together. They readily step in to assist other family members and provide a first class service to their clients. They always strive to provide the best for their clients and give good advice They have some very talented paralegals and trainee solicitors who they invest in. It is great to see a firm growing its own talent’

  • ‘Very well established and highly regarded locally. Strength throughout the family department.’ 

  • ‘I have mainly worked with Sarah Evans. She is a fantastic solicitor. She really cares about her clients but never lets this cloud her judgment.'

  • ‘Sarah Evans is a brilliant family lawyer - both financial and children work. She takes a sensible and practical approach. Karen Pritchard is a very safe pair of hands dealing with financial work. She is always sensible and good to deal with both in relation to divorce settlements and pre-nups.'

Work highlights

  • Advised a client in relation to a financial order upon divorce and in relation to large assets both in England and Spain.
  • Advised a client in an application for a financial order in divorce. The assets consist of a generational farm, residential properties, farm partnership and Boarding Kennels business which is a limited company.
  • Advised a client in an application for financial orders, enforcement of financial orders and multiple family law act orders.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sarah Evans

Other key lawyers

Elise Alma, Karen Pritchard, Victoria Walters