Sarah Duckworth

Her strength lies in delivering a friendly, professional, and proactive service to her clients. While Sarah is capable in handling cases that involve complex and difficult financial and children litigation, she will gauge when a constructive, co-operative and cost-effective approach is likely to be the better way. She has worked on cases involving significant assets, often where there are complex business structures, trusts and pensions. Sarah has experience of cases where there are issues involving pre-, or post- acquired and inherited or gifted assets, as well as those with an international aspect. She is also skilled in drafting pre- and post-nuptial agreements and applications for financial provision for children.

Often, Sarah is instructed in private children matters including disputes involving child arrangements, school choice, or risk of removal from the jurisdiction, as well as international and internal relocation cases. She has experience in dealing with cases where there are allegations of abuse, coercive control, parental alienation and narcissistic traits.

Sarah’s profile with Chambers UK recognises her as a ‘senior statesperson’. She is a member of Resolution, a national organisation of family law professionals who are committed to resolving family disputes in a non-confrontational way. As a Resolution-accredited family specialist in pensions and complex higher income financial remedies, she is also a trained collaborative lawyer. Sarah is chair of the Surrey Collaborative Lawyers Group.