Stephanie Heijdra

Her core family (children) practice involves the following areas: Child Arrangement Orders (contact and residence), Parental responsibility, International aspects, Prohibited Steps Orders, Specific Issue Orders, Non-molestation and Occupation Orders, Applications to enforce, Appeals, Fact-finding hearings. Stephanie also practices in family finance and Court of Protection matters.

Stephanie is keen to help her clients find the best possible solutions and she is a good negotiator as well as an approachable, personable individual. Clients have often commended her on her ability to put them at ease. She's experienced in dealing with a wide range of cases with emphasis on the following:

Family (Children)

Stephanie accepts instructions from Applicants and Respondents to deal with disputes involving applications for contact and residence, prohibited steps orders and specific issue orders. She has experience of cases involving allegations of domestic violence and substance abuse and she's frequently instructed to advise and represent clients in relation to fact-finding hearings. 

Her core family (children) practice involves the following areas:

•  Child Arrangement Orders (contact and residence)
•  Parental responsibility
•  International aspects
•  Prohibited Steps Orders
•  Specific Issue Orders
•  Non-molestation and Occupation Orders
•  Applications to enforce
•  Appeals
•  Fact-finding hearings

Divorce and Financial Settlement

Stephanie is routinely instructed to advise and represent clients in relation to divorce and financial settlement proceedings, from initial advice on merits, drafting Form E, Questionnaire, Responses, attendance at FDAs, FDRs, Final Hearings, Appeals and enforcement applications. Her experience of these proceedings includes:

• Business assets
• Pensions
• Non-disclosure
• Non-matrimonial property 
• Overseas business and property assets 
• Variation applications
• Maintenance pending suit
• Enforcement
• Contested divorce

• Called to the Bar in 2014