Wendy Aldridge

Wendy is a Senior Solicitor at Co-op Legal Services specialising in private family matters. She deals with matrimonial financial matters, children matters, TOLATA (Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act) and separation agreements.

Throughout Wendy’s career, she has assisted clients going through the hardest times in their lives with empathy and support. She is approachable and her down to earth manner helps to ensure that clients fully understand the processes that they are entering into and going through. Wendy uses legal jargon sparingly to ensure that clients can make informed decisions throughout and never feel that they do not know what they are being advised on.

Wendy has a client focussed approach and is happy to pick up the phone to discuss a matter with a client to ensure that a good rapport is built between her and the clients.

Wendy qualified as a Solicitor in 2018 after undertaking 4 years as a paralegal. Wendy previously worked in Civil Litigation and moved into Family Law in 2021. Wendy is also a qualified children’s advocate after undertaking training and work with the NYAS.

Professional memberships

• The Law Society
• Solicitors Regulation Authority

When not working

Wendy spends time with her family and when time allows, enjoys a good book and keeping fit.

Significant experience

Wendy has dealt with some very difficult children proceedings where abuse against the Mother perpetrated by the Father and abuse against the children including poisoning has been found in Court and a no contact order given which is extremely rare.

Wendy has applied for a Forced Marriage Injunction that was granted in a particularly upsetting case whereby the child had been alienated from her Father due to cultural differences and a myriad of abuse allegations and it was alleged was to marry an adult in a different country as a child bride.

Wendy has also dealt with numerous financial matters whereby the main carer of the children has been able to stay in the home of the family post divorce until the children reach 16 or 18 years old if they stay in full time education where it is the best option available. She has successfully proven that debts are not matrimonial in a financial matter and managed to ring fence over £40k in debt from being added into the matrimonial pot through her thorough reviews of financial documents.