Sarah Infante

Sarah is a trusted advisor to her clients and is experienced in all aspects of family law, including divorce and separation, cohabitation disputes, financial claims, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, proceedings under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, private law children matters and international surrogacy.

Her extensive expertise in high-value financial claims is well recognised. She frequently acts in cases involving trusts, corporate structures, significant inherited wealth and jurisdictional intricacies. Sarah’s significant experience in private law children matters includes disputes over living arrangements, schooling, name changes and both internal and international relocations.

Sarah also has a keen interest in modern family-building, specialising in international surrogacy. She advises intended parents on the legal complexities of cross-border arrangements, including parental orders, adoption and the evolving legal landscape surrounding assisted reproduction.

She is known for her strategic clarity and calm pragmatism. Clients value her robust yet empathetic approach and her ability to navigate complex emotional and legal matters with precision. Sarah advises a broad spectrum of clients, ranging from high and ultra-high net worth individuals, professionals, homemakers, entrepreneurs and business owners. Sarah guides clients through pivotal moments with clarity and reassurance, ensuring they feel supported and empowered to move forward with confidence.

Sarah champions the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), favouring constructive and efficient solutions, wherever possible. She understands that today’s family structures demand a responsive and commercially aware approach, where early, tailored intervention and the use of ADR often lead to the most effective outcomes.

• Representing an ultra-high net worth individual in financial remedy proceedings and successfully showing that a loss in value of their assets after a number of failed investments was not wilful dissipation.
• Negotiating a settlement for a high net worth individual in complex financial remedy proceedings with a jurisdiction dispute, valuation issues, trust structures and confidentiality issues.
• Advising a high net worth individual during mediation, enabling them to reach a prompt financial settlement directly with their ex-spouse.
• Advised an ultra-high net worth individual on a pre-nuptial agreement with assets held in various jurisdictions.
• Advising a parent on financial provision under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, where the historical provision totalled several million pounds.
• Preventing a parent from unilaterally taking their children out of the jurisdiction and stopping direct contact until the parent addressed their severe mental health issues.
• Advising on a complex international surrogacy arrangement involving lawyers in other jurisdictions, proceedings abroad and in this jurisdiction and navigating immigration issues.

Reported cases:

• Re D (A young man) [2020] EWCOP 1
• AP v ALP [2018] EWHC 2758 (Fam)
• Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 14

• “International surrogacy arrangement – Why parents should never cut corners” – published on Lexology

Sarah was named as a “key lawyer” in The Legal 500, 2023 and 2024.

Sarah is a member of Resolution, an organisation that believes in a constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters and campaigns for improvements to the family justice system.