Christina Theodorou

Christina Theodorou is a solicitor and a director of Hopkin Murray Beskine, dealing with all aspects of family, divorce and children law.

Qualifying as a solicitor in 1997, Christina has always specialised in family law. Working previously at a niche family law practice, Christina joined Hopkin Murray Beskine in August 2021 as a senior member of the family team.

Christina has particular expertise in advising on all aspects of the breakdown of family relationships including divorce and co-habitation. She assists clients regarding financial matters and works with them through the difficult process of achieving a financial settlement, including taking urgent steps to protect their position if necessary.

Christina advises parents in negotiations and also through the court arena, when they are unable to agree on arrangements regarding their children. Christina also specialises in working with the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit in order to assist parents whose children have been abducted to England or who are seeking contact with a child in England under the Hague Convention.

Christina’s clients find her to be extremely experienced, knowledgeable, caring, professional and approachable. Christina offers an extensive command of the law, combined with a practical approach to the wide range of family problems that develop from relationship breakdowns.

Her experience regarding children matters is extensive, and includes issues of child alienation, parents hostile to contact, parents being denied contact, false allegations of abuse, and the complex issues of coercion, control and abuse in the family.

Christina is very capable in offering immediate action to protect vulnerable parties and she has a great deal of experience working with clients who have lived in circumstances of domestic abuse including physical, emotional and financial abuse.

As a trained Resolution Mediator and Collaborative solicitor, Christina is skilled at using her professional ability, experience and knowledge to assist clients trying to reach agreed settlements.

  • “Christina was always available, sympathetic and understanding to my requirements.”
  • “Great personal service.”
  • “While we took many years to finalise my divorce settlement, this was down to my situation and wishes – Christina did not rush me but was always available to restart activity when I made contact, listened to updates, provided advice and acted on my instructions in a timely and friendly manner.”
  • HK v. PB & Anon [2024] EWHC 3486 (Fam) – A case where a maternal aunt was ordered to return the child from RSA and successfully obtained an order for the child to return with her maternal aunt.
  • Special Guardians v. The mother [2024] EWHC 3520 (Fam) – A High Court case under the 1980 Hague Convention where the Judge ordered the return of two children to the special guardians in Ireland. The Court rejected the Mother’s defences under Article 13(b) and the children’s objections.
  • Financial enforcement case – A case before the FRC concerning a wife’s application to enforce a final order granted on 1 June 2022 for the sale of the family home. The Husband, a litigant in person, and his ex-partner (an intervener) frustrated the sale through noncompliance and unsuccessful vexatious applications and appeals. The wife was forced to apply for a variation of the financial order to take charge of the sale. The court granted the variation, excluded both the Husband and the Intervener from the sale process, and issued a costs order against them both along with directions for payment of previous costs orders in favour of the wife.
  • AB v. CD [2021] EWHC 375 (Fam) – An application for summary return under the Hague Convention. The Court provided guidance on the applicability of Article 14(4) of Brussels IIa Regulation in cases started before but concluded after the UK/EU withdrawal transition period.
  • B v. VM [2018] EWHC 1473 (Fam) – A public law case setting out guidance on how local authorities should address private fostering arrangements.
Christina has been named as a leading lawyer in the Legal 500 UK 2025 guide.

“Christina was always available, sympathetic and understanding to my requirements.”

Client feedback

“While we took many years to finalise my divorce settlement, this was down to my situation and wishes – Christina did not rush me but was always available to restart activity when I made contact, listened to updates, provided advice and acted on my instructions in a timely and friendly manner.”

Client feedback

“Christina Theodorou is a go-to for private children cases, and one of the firm’s domestic violence specialists.”

Legal 500 guide 2025

The global, independent, Legal 500 guide includes the best law firms and lawyers. Hopkin Murray Beskine’s private family law team and housing team, along with a number of our leading individuals, including Sarah Beskine, Serena Sandhu, Christina Theodorou and Ann Bevington have been recognised.

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