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Sophie Read

01227 949548 SophieRead@brachers.co.uk View profile View profile

Work Department

Family law

Position

Partner (Family law)

Career

Sophie is a partner specialising in family law, including financial proceedings as well as Children Act proceedings.

Sophie joined Brachers in 2013 and was promoted to Partner in 2023. She deals with the full spectrum of family work. She has a wealth of knowledge in divorce, financial issues arising from relationship breakdown and complicated children cases, including international relocation.

An experienced advocate, Sophie adopts a professional approach to her work and focuses on dealing with family matters in a constructive and conciliatory way. Qualifying as a collaborative family lawyer in 2018, Sophie continues to support her clients with a range of dispute resolution options.

Sophie also acts for the RSPCA in prosecuting animal welfare cases.

Sophie studied Law at the University of Kent and went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, London in 2007. She qualified as a solicitor in 2010.

Sophie specialises in:

• Divorce
• Financial proceedings – including mid to high net worth
• Private children matters including contact disputes, living arrangements and international relocation cases
• Cohabitation/Separation agreements and disputes
• Pre and post nuptial agreements

Memberships

• Resolution (Committee member for Kent Resolution)
• The Law Society