Amelia Smith

I am a Solicitor in the family team. I deal primarily with private legal matters such as divorce, finances, and children disputes.

I first started studying law at A-Level in 2013. I then attended Plymouth University from 2015 to 2018 and graduated with an upper second-class honour in Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies. I then went on to study the Legal Practice Course alongside a Masters in law at the University in Law in Bristol from 2018 to 2019.

After completing the Legal Practice Course, I worked at local law firms between 2019 and 2021, both within the family team, joining Wollens in July 2021. I started my training contract (two years of work-based qualifications) in October 2022 and completed this to become fully qualified in October 2024.

I have, therefore, studied law for over 10 years and practised for 5 years. I have gained a vast amount of experience during this time. Below are some examples of the work I have carried out:

• Assisting a client in a complex divorce whereby the husband lived in America and would not respond to the divorce paperwork.
• Representing a client throughout children proceedings whereby they could not agree on who the children live with and how often they spend time with the other parent and extended family.
• Advising a client on their options when they were faced with their ex-partner not agreeing for them to take their child on holiday.
• Representing a client throughout court proceedings whereby there had been high levels of domestic violence throughout their relationship.
• Drafting Consent Orders to reflect the parties not having a right to make any future financial claims against each other upon divorce.
• Representing a client throughout children proceedings whereby the father had been previously accused of harming their child and then made an application for contact.
• Advising a client who was being prohibited by their ex-partner from having any contact with their child.
• Representing a client throughout children proceedings who had been convicted of a serious sexual offence and wanted contact with their children.
• Representing a client throughout children proceedings whereby they wanted contact with their newborn baby.
• Representing a client who had been in and out of children proceedings for years with another solicitor.

Outside of work, I enjoy going for a walk on the beach with my dog, spending time with family and friends and travelling the world.