Georgina Rushworth

Georgina’s practice encompasses all areas of private family law relating to both finance and children, with a focus on financial remedy upon divorce, Schedule 1 and complex children cases.

As an experienced finance practitioner, Georgina is regularly instructed in maintenance disputes and child support claims and has particular expertise in Private FDRs.

As a children law specialist, she has extensive experience in conducting fact findings in cases where there have been allegations of domestic abuse and in complex cases involving parental alienation.

Often her work has an international dimension, and Georgina is regularly instructed in international relocation cases, recently successfully opposing a relocation to Australia and securing costs.

Georgina is a strong advocate and a tenacious but pragmatic negotiator.

She appears in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

Georgina has recently completed her mediator training and hopes, shortly, to be able to accept instructions in this capacity. This is a role to which she will bring her significant experience and expertise in high conflict cases to enable parties to reach agreement in mediation.

Before commencing pupillage, Georgina was employed by Hugh James in Cardiff, working on high net worth divorce cases and child abduction cases.

Recent cases include:

• A private FDR, in which she acted for H in a case involving substantial assets; the FDR was successful;
• In a protracted private law children matter, securing contact for a father against whom there were numerous allegations, culminating in a fact finding in which she secured a finding of parental alienation;
• A long running dispute in which Georgina acted in both the finances and the children proceedings, culminating in an application to relocate permanently in Australia; Georgina successfully opposed the application and secured costs;
• In the High Court, in an application under the inherent jurisdiction concerning an alleged abduction;
• In the High Court, successfully opposing an application for permission to appeal a financial order;
• Negotiating, advising on, and drafting a detailed financial settlement in high value financial proceedings following the dissolution of a civil partnership;
• In the High Court, in an application under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 for the summary return of two children;
• In the Court of Appeal in a case about the court’s jurisdiction under Brussel’s IIA;
• In the High Court, in a three-day contested jurisdiction dispute, determining the habitual residence of a child as a preliminary issue;
• In the High Court, in a case concerning substantial assets and an application for a world-wide freezing order;
• Advice in relation to a pre-nuptial agreement involving a lottery win.

Georgina lectures in-house and externally and gives regular lectures and seminars for both the Family Finance and Children teams, including on Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, International Relocation and Marital Agreements. Georgina also contributes to Family Law Week and is Assistant Editor for Family Affairs (FLBA magazine).

Children Private

Financial and Private Client

International Family law

ADR

“I have worked with Georgina on numerous Financial Remedy, Private Children and Domestic Violence cases over the years and I am always impressed by her professionalism and expertise. Her attention to detail and extensive knowledge ensures that she has a high level of successful outcomes. Her friendly manner and ability to explain the law in a simple way makes her very popular with the clients who always give me positive feedback on her performance in court. I would not hesitate to use or recommend Georgina as a family law barrister. She is, without doubt, a rising star within her field.”
Sophie Capo-Bianco, Solicitor

“I have worked with Georgina on Financial Remedy and Private law Children matters and found her knowledge in both areas to be impeccable. She is hard working and has an excellent eye for detail. I have observed her to be a skilful advocate who works tirelessly to produce the best results for her clients at all times and her advice is always realistic and pragmatic. She has a professional yet warm manner with clients and is skilled at identifying their objectives and goals.”
Luned Rees-Williams, Partner

TMS v AVS [2023] EWHC 1620 (Fam)

R (A Child) [2020] EWHC 3321 (Fam)

R (A Child) (Costs) [2020] EWHC 3762

Re J (A Child) (Finland) (Habitual Residence) [2017] EWCA Civ 80

Re D (A Child: Jurisdiction: Habitual Residence) [2016] EWHC 1689 (Fam) (High Court)

Georgina gives regular internal and external lectures and seminars for both the Family Finance and Children teams, including on Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, International Relocation and Marital Agreements.

Georgina writes for Family Law Week, contributing the following article, The Divorce Trap: Life After Owens v Owens

Georgina is also an Assistant Editor for Family Affairs (FLBA magazine).

BA Hons Degree in English and Related Literature from the University of York

Masters in Classical Acting from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Graduate Diploma in Law from City University

Bar Vocational Course

Family Law Bar Association
Resolution

Lincoln’s Inn

Lincoln’s Inn (Sunley Scholarship) and Hardwicke Entrance Award

French

German 

Georgina is married and lives in London with her husband and daughter and combines her practice with a full family life. Georgina is a member of the Chelsea and Westminster Save the Children committee.