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Genevieve Smith

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Genna has a diverse practice including advising in divorce, financial remedy proceedings, pre-nuptial agreements and children matters.

She has experience across all areas of family law and works closely with clients, colleagues and other professionals to achieve to achieve the best possible outcome for clients and their children in respect of their high net worth separation and associated issues.

Genna regularly advises clients in respect of their financial separation. She is experienced at assisting clients to achieve a favourable settlement both through court-based financial remedy proceedings and on a consensual basis.

Genna has recently advised clients at a number of hearings (including those held remotely over the course of lockdown) at which terms of financial settlement were negotiated and agreed.

In her spare time, Genna volunteers on the Rights of Women family law advice line.

Areas of Practice

Family & Divorce, Children, Divorce, Financial Claims in Divorce, Pre & Post Nuptial Agreements, Living Together Agreements, Divorce with a Private Business, Trusts & Divorce

Track Record

Acting for a client in relation to highly contentious financial remedy proceedings involving third parties and numerous associated applications including a freezing order, provision for legal services and a section 37 application

Acting for a client to oppose their partner’s urgent application to relocate their children away from the family home in London

Acting for a client in a successful application to terminate spousal periodical payments

Acting for a client negotiating the terms of divorce and financial settlement during their retirement. Terms were agreed at a remote private financial dispute resolution hearing to include a pension sharing order on the basis of a report of a Single Joint Expert

Education & Qualification

University of Cambridge

Qualified as a solicitor in 2018 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

Acting for a client in relation to highly contentious financial remedy proceedings involving third parties and numerous associated applications including a freezing order, provision for legal services and a section 37 application

Acting for a client to oppose their partner’s urgent application to relocate their children away from the family home in London

Acting for a client in a successful application to terminate spousal periodical payments

Acting for a client negotiating the terms of divorce and financial settlement during their retirement. Terms were agreed at a remote private financial dispute resolution hearing to include a pension sharing order on the basis of a report of a Single Joint Expert

University of Cambridge

Qualified as a solicitor in 2018 and trained with Boodle Hatfield

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