Vanessa Gardiner
Partner and Family Solicitor @RWK Goodman
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WORK HISTORY
Partner and Family Solicitor @RWK Goodman
Vanessa is a family & matrimonial solicitor specialising in divorce, separation, complex & high net worth financial & property disputes. Experience in dealing with narcissistic personality types within relationships and clients who have experienced emotional and financial relationship abuse. She also advises on child arrangements as well as relationship & pre-nuptial agreements, domestic abuse & international family law including financial settlements after a foreign divorce and UK divorce from abroad.
EDUCATION
University of the West of England
2:1, History
University of West London
CPE - Merit, Law
The College of Law
LPC - Distinction, Law
FLiP
Diploma in Family Law Supervision, All legal practice areas, specialising in family law practice
ABOUT VANESSA GARDINER
Professional Supervisor Most people will only access mental health support at times of trauma, pain and suffering. Supervision provides the opportunity to stand back & reflect. A chance to avoid blaming others - clients, peers, organisations, society or oneself. It can give you a chance to search for new options, discover learning that emerges from difficult situations & seek support. If the experience & value of receiving supervision is realised at the start of a professional career receiving supervison becomes an integral part of work life and continuing professional development of a person.(Supervision in the helping Professions - Hawkins & McMahon) Family Solicitor Fact: One in two marriages will end in divorce & more couples than ever before live together, own property and have children outside of or before marriage. Societal norms have evolved, and will continue to evolve. The law, for the most part remains static. For Vanessa being a family and matrimonial solicitor/lawyer is about working open mindedly within the legal system, using your analytical and creative skills to interpret the law, experience to continue to push the boundaries of judicial discretion through preparation and presentation of cases; and showing your passion and dedication to your clients with empathy, humour and tenacity. Family law work is about relationships and the future. Protecting assets in new relationships, preserving assets from past relationships for an independent future and managing co-parenting relationships where there are children. Vanessa\'s approach to family law, is to understand and appreciate the history of a relationship breakdown whilst moving forward confidently through complex legal procedures assertively focusing on achieving an agreed outcome for her clients.
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