Carly Kinch

Practice Areas

Carly has significant experience with all aspects of family law. Her work focuses predominantly on the resolution of complex, high value financial issues arising on divorce or separation as well as parental disputes. She is described in Chambers High Net Worth as “utterly impressive and talented.”

Carly specialises in all areas of family law, with a particular emphasis on the resolution of complex issues arising on divorce. She also regularly advises on nuptial agreements and wealth protection.

Carly has extensive experience in financial cases with an international element or those involving trusts or asset holding structures, inherited wealth or businesses, where issues of valuation and liquidity arise. Her clients include entrepreneurs, business owners, landowners, city professionals and their spouses/partners.

Carly is equally adept at resolving complex parental disputes and has extensive experience in dealing with residence, contact, relocation and parental responsibility issues.

Carly also advises on children disputes, including issues of residence and contact, relocation, paternity and financial provision.

Carly’s recent reported cases include:-

- DE v FE [2022]

Career

After joining Stewarts as a paralegal in 2006, Carly completed her training contract with the firm and qualified into family law in 2009. She was promoted to Partner in 2019.

Professional Memberships

Carly is a member of Resolution and the Association of Lawyers for Children.

Publications

Carly is a regular contributor of articles to legal publications and the wider media, and has provided expert media commentary on family law issues to organisations such as BBC Worklife, The Independent, Sheerluxe and Harpers Bazaar.

Most recently, Carly co-authored the England and Wales section of the Chambers and Partners Family Law 2023 guide.

Personal

Away from work Carly enjoys spending time with her family, including two young children.