Kelly Walters

Kelly is a Senior Family Solicitor and Accredited Family Mediator specialising in Divorce, Children and high net worth financial cases and a Hybrid and Integrated Family Mediator.

She has over 20 years’ experience advising clients across all family law matters.  She regularly acts in financially complex cases involving business interests, pensions and international elements.  Many of her clients are based overseas.

She has experience representing parents and extended family members in children disputes, including issues relating to where a child should live, the time they spend with each parent and specific issues such as health and education and welfare decisions.

Alongside her legal practice, she is an accredited Family Mediator working with families to resolve financial and/or child-related disputes in a constructive and cost-effective way. Mediation can take place jointly or separately, either in person or online, offering flexibility and accessibility to suit individual needs.  Many clients find mediation to be a faster, child-focused and more proportionate alternative to court proceedings.

She also practises as a Hybrid (Integrated) Mediator, allowing parties’ solicitors to attend mediation sessions to provide real-time legal support and advice.  Where appropriate, mediation can be enhanced by involving independent experts, such as financial neutrals or pension specialists, to assist in resolving complex issues efficiently and collaboratively.

Her approach is practical and focused on solutions  with an emphasis on achieving durable outcomes  while minimising conflict.

Areas of Specialism

Family Law

• Divorce and separation
• Cohabitation and separation disputes
• Financial settlements for married couples including:
  • High-net-worth cases
  • Business interests
  • Pensions
  • International elements
• Separation agreements
• Financial remedies for unmarried couples including:
  • Schedule 1 applications
  • Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act (TOLATA) applications
• Children disputes and court applications
  (including grandparents’ applications)
• Child abduction under the Hague Convention
• Cohabitation agreements
• Pre and post-nuptial agreements
• Domestic violence and injunction remedies
• Cases with capacity issues
• Statutory declaration
  (change of name, marriage abroad and many more)

Family Mediation & Hybrid / Integrated Mediation

• Children mediation
• Financial mediation
• Integrated mediation involving:
  • Solicitors
  • Financial neutrals
  • Pension experts and other relevant professionals

Kelly is a member of Resolution committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes.  She is also a member of the Family Mediation Council. She provides a tailored personal service offering a range of strategies to help resolve situations quickly, whether client led, mediation or negotiation.