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Sarah Higgins

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She handles all areas of family law with particular focus on financial applications, children, cohabitation and marital agreements.

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Sarah handles all areas of family law with particular focus on financial applications, children, cohabitation and marital agreements. Sarah advises those involved in disputes concerning their financial arrangements following relationship breakdown, whether as spouses/cohabitants or third parties such as trustees. Many clients are international or have assets abroad. Sarah is experienced in advising civil partners. Children issues include acting for parents or other family members.

Sarah is experienced in dealing with cases with substantial and complex assets in various jurisdictions in particular where there are trusts, and where there are issues of non disclosure and disputed valuations. She drafts and advises on both marital and civil partnership agreements. Her children work includes acting in cases where one parent wishes to relocate to a different country with a child. Sarah is experienced in dealing with matters where there are allegations of drug or alcohol abuse. She is a trained mediator and a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

Sarah is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Acting in cases in conjunction with other professionals where there are complex overseas assets which need to be distributed, particularly involving trusts
  • Acting in numerous cases in which one party has a complex remuneration structure
  • Advising in financial cases in which there are potential issues of dissipation and overspending of funds
  • Advising in the preparation of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements in conjunction with overseas lawyers and other advisers
  • Acting for parents in cases in which their arrangements for children have been affected by allegations of abuse

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Family law and trusts

A series of videos in which experts from our Family, Private Wealth Disputes and Tax, Trusts and Succession teams discuss the relationship between trusts and family proceedings.

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Our thinking

  • Autumn budget - Capital Gains Tax increase and divorce settlements

    Sarah Higgins

    Quick Reads

  • A three-part video series on risk mitigation for F&B businesses.

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    General Content

  • Sarah Higgins and David Wells-Cole write for Wealth Briefing on the pitfalls of using unregulated legal services

    Sarah Higgins

    In The Press

  • eprivateclient quotes Sarah Higgins and David Wells-Cole on the CMA’s investigation into will-writing and quickie divorce legal services

    Sarah Higgins

    In The Press

  • Can a financial claim in divorce proceed after the death of either party?

    Sarah Higgins

    Quick Reads

  • World Refugee Day 2023

    Sarah Higgins

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys shortlisted in two categories for The Lawyer Awards 2023

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    News

  • FT Adviser quotes Sarah Higgins on the abolished LTA and how this affects divorce and inheritance

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    In The Press

  • My Pro Bono Story

    Sarah Farrelly

    Insights

  • Guidance for parents on telling their children about separation – how a mediator may help

    Sarah Higgins

    Insights

  • What's in a name? Family law principles when considering children's surnames

    Sarah Higgins

    Quick Reads

  • Baby nups – are provisions relating to children in nuptial agreements enforceable?

    Sarah Higgins

    Insights

  • Trusts in Family law proceedings

    Sarah Higgins

    Insights

  • The family court’s role in micro managing 'trivial' disputes

    Sarah Higgins

    Insights

  • COVID - EFFECT ON FINANCIAL CLAIMS ON DIVORCE

    Sarah Higgins

    Quick Reads

  • Domestic abuse "an abhorrent crime" - Domestic Abuse Bill 2020

    Sarah Higgins

    Quick Reads

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