Sarah Green

Practice Areas

Sarah is a Partner in the Family team at Michelmores.

She is a family lawyer committed to resolving issues in a forward-thinking, collaborative and family-focused way.

Her experience covers a broad range of family issues, from complex financial arrangements on divorce and cohabitation breakdown, to wealth protection, premarital agreements and arrangements for children.

Sarah was the first lawyer in England and Wales to successfully shorten the mandatory 20-week "cooling off" period introduced by the Government as part of the new "no-fault" divorce process, for a client with life-limiting issues.

Sarah regularly advises clients who live outside of the UK and whose cases involve international elements.

She is Collaboratively-trained and a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Complex Financial Remedies and Children Law.

A keen family law commentator, Sarah is known for her thought leadership in Family Law. She has her own blog, regularly writes for legal publications and is often quoted in the press on current family law issues.

Professional Memberships

Resolution

Bristol Resolution

British Spanish Law Association

Bristol Law Society

Personal

Sarah lives in Wiltshire with her family and Saba the black Labrador. She enjoys yoga, running and getting lost in a good novel. Sarah is fluent in Spanish and before turning to the law she volunteered for an NGO in Peru in disaster relief following an earthquake.

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Publications

Blog - Picking up the Pieces - Family law and relationships : https://sarahegreen.com/

Mandatory divorce wait shortened for client with life-limiting issues: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mandatory-divorce-wait-shortened-for-client-with-life-limiting-health-issues/5115956.article

The Drive for Gender Diversity in Private FDRS: https://financialremediesjournal.com/content/dr-corner-the-drive-for-gender-diversity-in-private-fdrs.cc9ab4132018470491ebfca9164acf7e.htm

Michelmores' Insights: https://www.michelmores.com/people/sarah-green/

Lessons from The Archers - AgriLore: https://www.michelmores.com/publication/agrilore-spring-2023-edition/

Education

Awards

Work Highlights

Client quotes:

"Sarah, I want to say an especially enormous thank you... Your kindness, empathy, patience, care and dedication... have been such a shield and protective barrier during what has been without doubt the most challenging years of my life so far. I cannot thank you enough for your steadfast support, insight and emotional intelligence."

"I wanted to express my appreciation for the hand-holding and calm head you have provided... it made the whole process much easier to deal with."

"You've helped me turn a new chapter in my life and I'm feeling very good right now."

"You have been so helpful and taken a huge weight off my shoulders".