About Theresa Wright.
Approach.
I work with families during some of their toughest, and equally some of their most freeing, times. With that in mind, I advise and act for my clients with an empathetic and professional approach. However, this doesn’t mean that I will not fight tooth and nail in their matters.
I feel it is incredibly important to listen carefully to what each client wants to achieve as no two people are the same – everyone’s needs and personal circumstances are so different. Providing digestible, easy-to-understand information is vital to enable my clients to feel empowered to make the right decisions throughout their cases.
Although I have previous experience in other legal areas, my passion is working in family law, with a focus on divorce, financial settlements, and child arrangements. Helping clients through these pivotal and important moments to get them a fair result is what drives me.
Training and experience.
Theresa was educated in law at Buckinghamshire New University, where she later went on to achieve a distinction for her masters in law.
After completing her LPC at the University of Law, Guildford, Theresa started her training contract in Dorking before moving to Britton and Time where she specialised in family law. She was admitted as a solicitor in 2021 and her dedication to her clients has resulted in the firm being ranked first for family law in both Brighton and Hove, and London’s West End.
Theresa is a Resolution member, a committee member for East Sussex Resolution, and Chair of East Sussex Yres. She is regularly asked to provide legal insight on current affairs, including an article for the Telegraph surrounding Justin Trudeau’s high-profile divorce case, multiple articles covering Angelina Jolie and Bradd Pitt’s daughter changing her name, and an article exploring the topic of kidnapping.
Theresa’s legal areas.
Family
Divorce
Financial Settlements
Child Law
Cohabitation
Notable cases.
2021
Theresa worked on a multi-million pound international divorce case involving multi-jurisdictional settlements, complex property and business affairs, and cross-generational family interests.
She was pivotal in managing a separate, but highly sensitive case involving cross-jurisdictional international child arrangements as part of a same-sex dissolution.
2022
Theresa’s experience in child law extended to restorative rights in compelling the reinstatement of contact for a child with estranged family members, and conversely the ordered removal of contact over safety concerns.
With regard to financial settlements, she successfully fended off an opposing party’s claim to inheritance rising from a long marriage, alongside ringfencing her client’s post-separation pensions, despite their initial consideration as marital assets.
2023
Recently, Theresa led an international team to pull into question split assets across multiple countries and agreed on an equitable settlement.
After a client was wrongly accused of abuse, Theresa was able to overturn a non-molestation order made against her client, while gaining shared custody of their child and securing 50% of the equity in the marital home, despite a short marriage.
2024
Currently, Theresa acted as an expert witness in a complex case calling into question the validity and enforceability of a pre-nuptial agreement where the divorce was filed in the United States. Following Theresa’s evidence, the pre-nuptial agreement was ruled invalid.
Theresa supported her client in preventing child contact with a father in prison for serious offences.
Theresa successfully obtained a parental responsibility order for her client, regaining contact with a parent who wasn’t considered a legal parent in this country.
Areas of expertise.
- Financial Settlements
- Civil partnerships
- Child Arrangements
- Cohabitation
- Pre- and Post-nuptial Agreements
- Separation Agreements
- International Divorce
- Divorce
Accolades.
Reviews of Theresa.
