Felicia Munde
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Felicia is a solicitor at Stewarts Law, primarily specialising in International Children Law.
She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a First Class Honours Degree in Politics and Philosophy. She completed the Graduate Diploma in Law and the Legal Practice Course with a distinction at the University of Law in London. Felicia completed her training contract at a leading Tier 1 family law firm in London where she qualified in September 2021, before joining Stewarts in May 2023.
At only one year qualified, Felicia was recognised in The Legal 500 rankings as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in 2023. She is also recognised by peers as having extensive experience within children law.
Relevant experiences and positions
Felicia advises on a wide spectrum of complex children cases, both domestic and international. Her expertise covers parental child abduction (Hague and non-Hague), leave to remove, wardship, residence and contact issues, as well as applications to obtain or terminate parental responsibility.
Felicia also has extensive experience in matters involving welfare concerns, domestic abuse, coercive control and/or alienating behaviours. She has assisted parents in obtaining injunctions and protective orders, including non-molestation orders, prohibited steps orders and occupation orders.
Felicia is particularly passionate about adopting a child-focused approach and has an unwavering desire to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients.
Some personal questions
What is your advice to parents who are thinking about relocating with a child?
It is essential that you obtain legal advice at an early stage so that you can carry out the requisite planning and preparations. There are a number of points which will need to be discussed and considered with your lawyer including your motivation for the application, the basis of the other parent’s opposition (if any), your proposals in relation to the care arrangements, and the practical logistics for your proposed relocation.
When did you first handle a child abduction case?
I have been working on child abduction cases since September 2020.
Why is it interesting for you as a lawyer to work on these cases?
Such cases are fast paced and intellectually challenging and they can relate to wrongful removal from both Hague and Non-Hague signatory contracting States. It is interesting to engage and work with foreign authorities and I particularly enjoy this aspect to child abduction cases.