Lora Clark, Legal Executive in Family Law

• Epsom

• Family Law

• Lora Clark
  Chartered Legal Executive Advocate in Family Law
• Office:  Epsom
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• D: 01372 731189
  F: 01372 742101
  T: 01372 729555
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Lora has a breadth of experience in all aspects of family law including divorce, separation and associated financial matters, cohabitation/unmarried/LGBT couples. She has a particular specialism and expertise in children law and cases involving domestic abuse.

Lora also advises in relation to surrogacy and adoption and in matters were the client may be experiencing uncertainty about the involvement of Children’s Services with the family where child protection issues may have arisen.

Lora acts for spouses, unmarried people and also other people involved in family proceedings, such as grandparents.

Lora has extended rights of advocacy which enable her, when possible, to represent clients in all family courts, thus providing clients with continuity.

Lora is a member of Resolution, a national association of family lawyers and other professionals committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Lora is also the founder and chair of the Guildford & District Branch of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx).

Lora is based in TWM’s Epsom office, but will also hold client meetings at TWM’s Guildford, Fulham and Wimbledon offices.

Experience

• Advising parties both out of court and during proceedings on financial matters following the breakdown of marriage or civil partnership

• Advising and representing parents in disputes regarding their children. If a matter cannot be resolved amicably, then Lora will represent clients in court proceedings to resolve issues, such as where the children will live and the time they are to spend with each parent

• Advising in relation to other issues, such as where a child will attend school and when one parent wishes to take a child either temporarily or permanently to another part of the UK

• Lora specialises in complex disputes involving allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation

• Advising in cases with an international element involving different jurisdictions, including applications for leave to remove a child from the jurisdiction or where the parties live in different countries

• Advising other family members or persons in relation to court applications. This may, for example, be on behalf of a grandparent or aunt who wishes to apply for a Special Guardianship order to enable that person to have parental responsibility and care for a child, or simply a Child Arrangements order to enable a family member to have an ongoing relationship with a child

• Advising with regard to financial support for a child when the parents have separated. Dealing with general child maintenance issues, but also broader provision under Schedule 1 of the Children Act

• Dealing with cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse, including representing applicants and respondents in relation to applications for non-molestation orders/injunctions and occupation orders restricting or limiting a person’s right to occupy the home or part of it.

Comments from Lora's clients

"I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you so very much for all you did to bring this long, protracted divorce to a final end and also for your unfailing kindness and support. I hope we do meet up again and I shall certainly recommend you to my friends and colleagues. I feel so much more positive about my future and I have largely you to thank for that".

Family Law client

"I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you once again for the excellent work you put in with regards to my case, much appreciated". 

Family Law client