Bridget Garrood

Below is an article published in  Resolution Review [issue 230 May/June 2024] : Focus on Wellbeing column  Happy #LegalPride Season2024   Our existence as LGBTQ+ family lawyers is valid, even if others tell us it is not, or actively campaign against our rights, or against legal reforms which would make our life more manageable.  Taking time…

My training has led me to reflect that I have been in a constantly repeating cycle, as a family lawyer in full time practice in Exeter for the past 25 years because I have engaged in my clients’ traumatic separations, divorces and childcare disputes. Clients in this state are at their most vulnerable and volatile.…