Helen Stoller

“Many, many thanks Helen. You have been a massive help for me. I will never forget your help. I am very happy at the outcome, I was treated with great respect which put me at ease at a time of stress and heartache. I felt I was not on my own and had someone else on my side.” 

Helen is a Partner in our leading Family Law team and is adept at advising clients in all areas of family law, including marriage and relationship breakdown, matrimonial finances, arrangements for children, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and co-habitation agreements.

Helen frequently acts for clients involved in complex Finding of Fact hearings where there are serious safeguarding concerns, in relation to emergency applications involving internal relocation and issues of parental alienation.

Accreditations

As a Resolution Accredited Specialist and a Resolution trained Collaborative Law practitioner, Helen has a particular interest in helping families to resolve matters in a way that enables them to move forwards positively.  Helen is focused on ensuring that any children are at at the forefront of decision making and that the impact on children and the family as a whole is minimised.

Helen achieved accredited status in 2020 and is accredited in relation to complex matrimonial finances and private law children matters, which reflects her specialisms.

Helen has been ranked with the the prestigious directory of leading lawyers, Chambers & Partners, since 2023 Helen Stoller, UK | Chambers Profiles  Chambers & Partners cited Helen’s strengths;

“She handles complicated cases superbly”

“Helen is absolutely fabulous and a credit to the firm. She has her clients at heart from day one” 

“She has a high-level understanding of her area and does not struggle to communicate with clients at any level”

“Helen is exceptionally knowledgeable and has substantive expertise in family law”

“Helen treats all her clients with the utmost respect, is always courteous and provides a service that is very much client-based”

“Helen is empathetic whilst achieving exceptionally good outcomes”

Due to her particular interest in working with families in a constructive way, Helen is a member of the Family Law Panel (thefamilylawpanel.org)

As an organisation that represents parents, the Family Law Panel list only the most forward thinking professionals, committed to giving the best level of service to parents who contact them.

Reported Judgments

• In a complex case Helen acted for a father in successfully defending a difficult case involving relocation of a child to a choice of locations, both within and outside of the jurisdiction.  The Judge determined that the child must remain living close to the father to enable the child to maintain a relationship with the father and the wider paternal family.  The Judgment of AB v CD [2022] is available here.

• Helen represented the applicant wife in a complex and long running financial remedies case, which resulted in a positive outcome for the wife enabling her to retain the family home, and a 50% pension share, despite this being considered a pension accrued before the parties’ marriage.  The wife also secured a lump sum order and a payment towards her costs.  The judgment of Wife v Husband [2023] is available here.

• In a recent and long running case Helen acted for a mother responding to the father’s application for parental responsibility and seeking to have direct contact with the parties’ child.  The proceedings included two finding of fact hearings, following the mother’s successful appeal before the President of the Family Division reported here.

• This case concluded on the basis that the father’s contact was limited to indirect contact, a parental responsibility order and prohibited steps orders, a copy of the judgment can be found here.

• In the case of K v R & Ors [2024] Helen represented the grandparents who successfully pursued a separate application to spend time with their grandchildren within acrimonious Children Act proceedings involving the parents.  The full judgment can be found here.

• In the case of The Father v The Mother & Ors [2025] EWHC 2135 (Fam) (30 July 2025), Helen represented the mother in relation to the father’s application to reopen a fact finding judgment, permission to make a further application for a Child Arrangements Order and for Cafcass to be removed from representing the children, with an Independent Social Worker appointed instead.  On behalf of the mother, we applied for an extension to a section 91 (14) order until the children reach age 18 and for our client’s costs be paid by the father.  The case was before Mrs Justice Lieven in the High Court and father’s applications were dismissed, with the mother securing a 91 (14) order for the rest of the children’s minority and a costs order against the father.  The judgment can be found here.

Interests

Helen is an active member of Resolution and part of two National Committees- YRes which promotes the interests of members who are under 10 years post qualified, and the Innovation Committee who focus on driving change for family law practitioners.  Helen co-chairs the Innovation Committee.

Helen has a particular interest in ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) issues and is the designated Carbon Reduction Partner for the firm.

Contact Helen to talk through the issues you are facing and the different options available to achieve the best outcome for you and your family.