Lucy Hitchen is a solicitor at specialist family law firm Ribet Myles LLP. Her experience covers a wide range of family law matters, often with an international element, including divorce/dissolution, finances, children matters and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Lucy has been involved in dealing with all aspects of relationship breakdown, acting for high-net worth individuals with complex financial structures. She also has experience involving claims against offshore trusts and has a strong interest in dealing with family businesses on divorce. Lucy has experience in a wide range of children matters, including the international relocation of children, the general living arrangements and financial claims for children after parents separate. She also deals with cases involving international surrogacy arrangements and adoption.
Family law solicitor Lucy Hitchen explores the debate surrounding transparency in the family justice system – an area she says is in need of greater clarity and consistency. Few areas of the legal system