Coodes Solicitors‘ Cornwall-based practice handles a diverse caseload of financial remedy and children matters. The team regularly advises on financial proceedings in divorces involving agricultural, business, and/or pension assets, while its public and private child law work centers around domestic abuse and non-accidental injury matters. Family and civil law expert Sarah Evans heads the team, which is also home to financial disputes expert Karen Pritchard and children law specialist Victoria Walters.
Testimonials
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‘Coodes' staff understand the unique dynamics of domestic abuse and provide person-centred and trauma-informed support in challenging circumstances. There is an understanding of safety and working together to safeguard vulnerable families.’
‘The family team is a very well-established and stable team with a huge breadth and depth of experience. ’
‘Sarah Evans and Victoria Walters are exceptionally good at meeting the needs of clients, including vulnerable clients. They are skilled and experienced advocates and have sound judgment. ’
‘Coodes has a wide breath of experience in private family law across the board. The team are able to grasp complex cases easily and put clients at ease. They are able to provide a hands-on approach to clients, which is often not seen in other firms where clients do not have one main lawyer. Coodes are able to pick up cases swiftly and react to unforeseen issues calmly.’
‘Sarah Evans represents her clients fearlessly. Her preparation and grasp of the issues in the case and her knowledge stands out. It is always a pleasure to work with her.’
‘The Family team at Coodes are one of the leading firms in Cornwall for financial remedy work, with a reputation for having a highly knowledgeable team who are dedicated to getting the best for their clients.’
‘Karen Pritchard has a wealth of knowledge and experience of financial remedy work and provides her clients with sound and practical advice. She gets goods results.’
‘Sarah Evans is an intelligent and insightful lawyer but she combines this with compassion, exceptional client care and the judgment to know when to settle and when to fight. The total package. Victoria Walters always knows her cases inside out and has an excellent grasp of the nuances of the evidence, something which informs her ability to provide firm advice in a timely way.’
Work highlights
- Advised a client in an application for a financial order in divorce, with assets consisting of a generational farm, residential properties, a farm partnership, and a business.
- Advised a client on an application for financial orders, the enforcement of financial orders, and multiple family law act orders.
- Advised a client in relation to a financial order upon divorce and in relation to assets both in England and Spain.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sarah Evans