
Birketts LLP
Lawyers

Katie Beaven
- Phone01473 406358
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.birketts.co.uk
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner, Head of Family
Career
Katie joined Birketts in October 2012 after working for her previous firm for eight years. She is a Partner and Head of the Family Team.
Katie deals with all aspects of family law advice and deals in particular with divorce advice, financial remedies, separation advice/deeds, dissolution of civil partnerships, children arrangements, prenuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements, cohabitation disputes and living together agreements.
She is known for her pragmatic and solution-based approach, having been a mediator for the last eight years. Katie has been described by clients as a calm and empathetic lawyer, with a robust and no-nonsense approach when required. Katie does not argue unnecessary points and is focused on minimising cost and delay by using out of court resolutions. Katie deals with all matters relating to finance and has specialist knowledge in farming divorces, domestic violence, public sector pensions and pre/post nuptial agreements.
Katie is based at our Ipswich office.
Education
2022 became Head of Department
2016 qualified as a Mediator
2010 qualified as a Collaborative Solicitor
2006 qualified as a Solicitor