Tanya has significant experience acting for both international and UK clients on family law matters and all financial aspects of relationship breakdown, including divorce, cohabitation, pre and post nuptial agreements and same sex relationships.

Tanya also advises on a wide range of legal issues relating to children (including child arrangements, cases where there is a complex religious issue, internal relocation, change of school issues and cases where there is substance abuse, alcohol abuse or mental health issues concerning one of the parents). She has also built up a particular reputation for complex cross border jurisdictional matters including international relocation and child abduction.

“Tanya Roberts is an amazing family lawyer. She has a wonderful, calm manner, is tough when needed but not overly aggressive or provocative. Her aim is always to secure a fair settlement for her client whilst protecting the children needs also.”
 – Legal 500

Tanya Roberts is excellent for children work and has first-class judgement especially in complicated children matters and private child abduction”  – Legal 500

“Tanya really works hard and makes the extra effort above and beyond the high standard you’d expect’” Chambers & Partners

Tanya is co-author of: Privacy and Disclosure for Family Lawyers. A Resolution Guide. Published 2011.

Living Together. Is Marriage The Better Buy? Lawpack Publishing Ltd. Published 2004.

International Child Abduction. Sweet and Maxwell. Published 1993.

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Tanya has significant experience acting for both international and UK clients on family law matters and all financial aspects of relationship breakdown, including divorce, cohabitation, pre and post nuptial agreements and same sex relationships.

Tanya also advises on a wide range of legal issues relating to children (including child arrangements, cases where there is a complex religious issue, internal relocation, change of school issues and cases where there is substance abuse, alcohol abuse or mental health issues concerning one of the parents). She has also built up a particular reputation for complex cross border jurisdictional matters including international relocation and child abduction.

“Tanya Roberts is an amazing family lawyer. She has a wonderful, calm manner, is tough when needed but not overly aggressive or provocative. Her aim is always to secure a fair settlement for her client whilst protecting the children needs also.”
 – Legal 500

Tanya Roberts is excellent for children work and has first-class judgement especially in complicated children matters and private child abduction”  – Legal 500

“Tanya really works hard and makes the extra effort above and beyond the high standard you’d expect’” Chambers & Partners

Tanya is co-author of: Privacy and Disclosure for Family Lawyers. A Resolution Guide. Published 2011.

Living Together. Is Marriage The Better Buy? Lawpack Publishing Ltd. Published 2004.

International Child Abduction. Sweet and Maxwell. Published 1993.

Work highlights

  • Advising a client in relation to their divorce and financial remedy proceedings, with cross jurisdiction complexities and various company and security/enforcement issues.
  • Advising a client in a complex relocation and schooling case involving a young child. Medical evidence was required in relation to both parents, along with multiple witness evidence.

Qualification date: 1991

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“Tanya Roberts is one of the most experienced and expert children lawyers practising now. She has immense strategic expertise and deep experience in the most difficult and complex children work. She works enormously hard for her clients and her judgment is spot on.”

Legal 500
2023