Fiona Apthorpe

Head of Family Team

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Fiona is a Partner and heads Geldards’ Family team across the four Geldards’ offices. She is an experienced specialist family lawyer, Family Mediator, Family Arbitrator, Private Financial Dispute Resolution Judge, Collaborative Family Lawyer and experienced Deputy District Judge/Specialist Financial Remedies Judge. Fiona is a Chambers Band 1 ranked family lawyer in the East Midlands area and is recognised as one of the leading family lawyers in the East Midlands by the Legal 500 and is listed as a leading lawyer by Wiselaw. Fiona specialises in more complex medium to high net worth financial cases (particularly those involving businesses, inherited assets, farms and family-owned or controlled assets/Trusts), wealth protection, Pre-Nuptial Agreements and same-sex marriage/civil partnership breakdowns. Fiona’s extensive experience and reputation in financial remedy cases have attracted instructions from many wealthy businessmen and women and high net worth individuals including the Trustees of Family Trusts, sports managers, footballers and an MP. She negotiates multi-million-pound complex financial settlements and is regularly instructed by affluent London clients at the recommendation of their barristers. Her firm but fair, pragmatic and determined yet respectful approach has led to instructions on several occasions from parties whom she acted against in their first divorce!

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 140083

  • Based in Derby, Derbyshire
  • Licensed for 37 years

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Fiona is a Partner and heads Geldards’ Family team across the four Geldards’ offices. She is an experienced specialist family lawyer, Family Mediator, Family Arbitrator, Private Financial Dispute Resolution Judge, Collaborative Family Lawyer and experienced Deputy District Judge/Specialist Financial Remedies Judge. Fiona is a Chambers Band 1 ranked family lawyer in the East Midlands area and is recognised as one of the leading family lawyers in the East Midlands by the Legal 500 and is listed as a leading lawyer by Wiselaw. Fiona specialises in more complex medium to high net worth financial cases (particularly those involving businesses, inherited assets, farms and family-owned or controlled assets/Trusts), wealth protection, Pre-Nuptial Agreements and same-sex marriage/civil partnership breakdowns. Fiona’s extensive experience and reputation in financial remedy cases have attracted instructions from many wealthy businessmen and women and high net worth individuals including the Trustees of Family Trusts, sports managers, footballers and an MP. She negotiates multi-million-pound complex financial settlements and is regularly instructed by affluent London clients at the recommendation of their barristers. Her firm but fair, pragmatic and determined yet respectful approach has led to instructions on several occasions from parties whom she acted against in their first divorce!

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 140083

  • Based in Derby, Derbyshire
  • Licensed for 37 years

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  • Geldards LLP

    SRA-approved manager - Member

    Until Present

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  • English

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Monday 08:00–18:00
Tuesday 08:00–18:00
Wednesday 08:00–18:00
Thursday 08:00–18:00
Friday 08:00–18:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

1 Pride Place, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 8QR

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Wanda

Family Law

Support with maintenance variation order following court order

Fiona Apthorpe dealt with my divorce maintenance variation order and successfully achieved a capitalisation of income order for me which was a great result. It was a complicated process and Fiona was very supportive, professional and quick to advise and navigate the complexities around my situation. Can’t recommend her enough!

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Scott

Divorce proceedings

Throughout my divorce proceedings and the settlement process, Geldards acted professionally, were approachable and provided options and sound advice, enabling informed decisions to be made.

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