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Sarah McCarthy

Senior Associate
+44 (0)151 600 8470
sarah.mccarthy@hilldickinson.com
Liverpool
Sarah is a senior associate (CILEX) in the family team with over 15 years’ experience in the field.
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Prior to joining the firm in May 2016 Sarah worked for lengthy periods at Cuff Roberts/Halliwells and Tracey Miller Family Law.

Sarah undertakes all areas of family law but has a special interest in private child law. Private child law includes:

  • Agreements/orders setting out where a child will live
  • Agreements/orders setting out with whom and when a child will spend their time
  • Internal and external relocation matters
  • Specific issue court applications
  • Prohibited steps court applications
  • Matters relating to changing a child’s name
  • Special guardianship applications

Issues relating to parental responsibility

Further details

  • Experience

    • Acted on behalf of a father to successfully prevent the mother of his child moving the child to another part of the UK
    • Successfully obtained a comprehensive child arrangement order for a father where the mother opposed him having a full relationship with their child
    • Successfully negotiated a financial settlement within divorce proceedings where the pension pot was worth over £1.5 million
    • Acting for a husband in a dispute over the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement. The agreement was upheld in the husband’s favour
    • Successfully acting for a father where a mother was acting detrimentally to a child in respect of medical treatment
    • Acting for a husband in a complex case involving an application to set aside a final order made in his absence

  • Affiliations

    • Member of Resolution
    • Committee member of the Liverpool Law Society’s Family Business Sub-Committee

She puts client needs front and centre. She goes above and beyond and supports her clients from end to end.”

Chambers and Partners | 2024

Sarah is excellent. She strikes the perfect balance between being empathetic and striving for the best possible outcome.”

Chambers and Partners | 2024

She’s a highly personable and industrious practitioner with a gift for the practicable solution.” 

Chambers and Partners | 2024

Sarah McCarthy has been very professional, but also understanding of the difficulties I was facing. She has proposed some excellent ideas that helped my case a lot.

The Legal 500 2023 | Leading Firm

Sarah McCarthy assists clients with prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, as well as representing clients in financial remedy proceedings and private Children Act proceedings.

Chambers and Partners 2022 | Leading Firm

Sarah McCarthy is wonderful. She has made a difficult process so much easier for us and has provided clarity and advice throughout the whole process. She is very reliable and is an excellent communicator.

Chambers and Partners 2022 | Leading Firm

She is understanding and has been totally supportive in helping and guiding me through the many legal processes. She has demonstrated vast knowledge and is truly a credit to her profession.

Chambers and Partners 2022 | Leading Firm

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