Caroline Curry

Family

Children

Caroline Curry is a private family law specialist. She is regularly instructed in residence and contact disputes involving allegations of physical, sexual and emotional harm. She has also represented parties in prohibited steps and specific issue applications, including removal from the jurisdiction and change of name applications.

Matrimonial And Finance

From completing a specialist ancillary relief pupillage Caroline has developed a significant ancillary relief practice advising and representing clients on applications for financial provision upon the breakdown of marriage and civil partnerships. She is instructed from the preliminary stages (conference and advisory work, FDRs,) through to and including final hearings.

In terms of Family Law Act 1996 applications, Caroline has experience of non-molestation and occupation orders.

Caroline prides herself on thorough preparation and full understanding of the factual and legal issues involved to ensure professional and competent advice and representation. Caroline is approachable and has good client care skills, particularly with anxious or vulnerable clients, which ensures that clients feel ‘heard’ and can be confident that their position is understood and advocated. She is a skilful negotiator and will assist clients, where appropriate, to reach an agreed settlement.

In addition to her practice, Caroline has recently completed a Masters in Psychology to ensure continued professional and educational development.

Notable Cases

A v K (2023) unreported

Represented a Father who at the time of the final hearing was having no contact with his children. Obtained a final order which reinstated direct contact and provided for a detailed stepped order for unsupervised staying (overnight) contact with extended holiday periods which were clearly defined in the order.

K v K (2023) unreported

Represented a Husband at final hearing where the parties were able to agree at the door of the court a pragmatic final order which allowed for the children of the family to remain in the family home for their minority. The agreement also provided for fair and secure orders to ensure the Husband’s financial interest in the property was protected and could be realised on defined trigger events.

R v R (2023) unreported

Represented a Mother at a Dispute Resolution Hearing where comprehensive final orders were negotiated and agreed. The matters agreed not only included the apportionment of time the children were to live with both parents during term time and holidays but also contentious ancillary issues such as holiday and travel provisions, handovers, indirect contact, use of media/technology, provision and retention of school uniforms and even discussions as how a family pet could be brought into contact with a child when there were concerns about allergies. By negotiating the parties were able to present a more detailed and comprehensive order to the court which was approved and avoided the costs and uncertainty of a final hearing.

G v G v G (2022) unreported

Represented the subject Child in private law proceedings before the Designated Family Judge for Greater Manchester which involved a lengthy and complex finding of fact hearing where the adult children of the family were making allegations of historical sexual and physical abuse against their parents and seeking a change of residence of the subject Child, their sibling, to their care. Evidence spanning decades from multiple sources with vulnerable witnesses requiring special measures, hybrid hearing for some parties to protect the identify of their locations and use of Interpreters for witness handling.

B v B (2022) unreported

Represented a Husband at a contested final hearing with disputed issues including the status of pre-acquired assets, post separation accrual, the value of the family business (which involved the importing and selling of luxury goods) and impact of Covid and the economic downturn on valuation with the evidence of the Single Joint Expert Accountant being disputed at the final hearing.

W v C (2022) unreported

Represented a Mother alleged to have alienated the child from the Father. Successfully opposed at a contested final hearing the Father’s application for orders to change the living arrangements for the child and to restrict the time the child was to spend with the Mother.

K v K (2022) unreported

Represented a Mother in lengthy and contentious proceedings involving, amongst other matters, refusal of Father to engage with court ordered expert psychiatric assessment, disagreement as to obtaining EU passports for the children with Specific Issue and Prohibited Steps orders being made regarding vaccinations.

K v R (2020) unreported

Represented a Father in seeking a variation of a final Child Arrangements Order which provided for the child to live with Mother and spend limited time with Father. Successfully challenged the recommendation of Cafcass and obtained a final order for ‘shared care’ where the child lived with both parents for defined times. The matter also involved issues of proposed relocation of the children to another County and school placement.

Associations

Child Concern

Family Law Bar Association

Education

LLB, King’s College, London.

BVC, Inns Court School of Law, London

MSc, University of Chester, Psychology Masters of Science

Prescribed Information

Miss Caroline Curry is a practising barrister, who is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Details of information held by the BSB about Miss Curry can be found here. Miss Curry’s clerks will happily provide no obligation quotations for all legal services that she provides. Their contact details can be found here. It is most common for Miss Curry to undertake Court services for a fixed fee or a brief fee plus additional refresher days. For any advisory work, paperwork and conferences it is most commonly charged at an hourly rate, although fixed fees are available. Miss Curry also accepts instructions on legal aid rates where those are available, details of which can be found here. Miss Curry will typically return paperwork within 21 days, however professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation can affect these approximate timescales.