I am a partner who heads up the private client team, which specialises in advising professionals, and people in business, in and around the Midlands. I am a member of Resolution and vice chair of Relate, Birmingham. I am also one of the recommended solicitors for The Grandparents' Association.
My main area of expertise is in advising people in divorce proceedings, when their financial claims are complex or high in value.
I am a divorce lawyer and I've been working with matrimonial clients in and out of court for over 25 years, and have been described by peers as extremely competent and a safe pair of hands. My pragmatic, supportive and down-to-earth approach has resulted in the majority of my clients being referred by personal recommendation.
I'm ranked as a “notable practitioner” by Chambers and Partners 2017 for family and matrimonial, where clients comments included "an utterly fantastic solicitor" and "a leader in the industry", with one client was particularly happy with the "very thorough and yet easy to understand analysis of why my options were".
Chambers has also listed me as being "experienced, firm and clear - she fought hard and I knew I could rely on her integrity", "passionate about what she does" and "gives individual attention to each case."
'Liz Wyatt is very experienced and has a fantastic rapport with clients.' Legal 500, 2021
'[Elizabeth] possesses a market-leading practice in financial remedy proceedings, including cross-border mandates. Sources enthuse: "She is one of the doyennes of family law in Birmingham."' Chambers and Partners, 2021
'Liz Wyatt commands a huge respect in the Birmingham legal community and she combines her legal knowledge with sound judgement.' - Legal 500, 2022
"Elizabeth fights her clients' corner as best she can while remaining realistic and cost-effective." - Chambers and Partners, 2022
I feel very fortunate that Elizabeth has worked closely alongside me every step of the way guiding and directing me to make many difficult decisions and steering me with her empathy and wealth of knowledge. I found it so reassuring that I could approach Elizabeth at any time and she would always give me her utmost attention and calm any anxieties or fears I was experiencing.Ms. E - Client
With the new law, spouses will be able to achieve a good divorce, making the best of a bad situation.
What is a post-nuptial agreement and why do people enter it? Find out more in this ebriefing.
Family team partner, Elizabeth Wyatt, is delighted to congratulate Kadie Bennett for attaining Resolution Specialist Accreditation in both children law - private and complex financial remedy matters.
Liz Wyatt explains how using tools such as the CAFCASS Parenting Plan and OurFamilyWizard can make conversations around children easier when a relationship breaks down.
Following the announcement by the Justice Secretary of the Government’s consultation and plan to ‘end the blame game’, how will this affect the future of divorce?
Any measure created in contemplation of divorce, or within a relatively short period before it, is potentially reviewable by the court if it is intended to defeat a spouse’s claim for financial relief.
Arising from the recent Family Division announcement, people who think they are legally divorced may in fact still be married.
I have just finished watching the lovely Christopher Eccleston on BBC iPlayer’s Come Home (#spoileralert in case you haven’t seen it yet). It’s about a family where, rather unusually, the mother leaves the marriage, her home and most shockingly, her children.
The statutory ground for divorce under the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act, amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, is the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage of at least one year’s duration.
Despite allegations of aged old paternalism, courts are increasingly turning to empowerment of the litigants to reach an agreement themselves, reducing the need for costly and time-consuming final hearings.
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