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Divorce “reform cannot come quickly enough”, says Jo Edwards

Jo Edwards, was quoted extensively in The Times article, “Family Matters : Lawyers call for modern approach to marriage and divorce”.

Post-nup agreements are given considerable weight, says Rosie Schumm

Rosie Schumm was interviewed for The Telegraph’s It’s Your Money podcast discussing the significance of post-nuptial agreements as a wealth protection strategy.

Online divorce forms could “help to eradicate fraud”

Jo Edwards, commented in The Telegraph on a case about the cancellation of 21 divorces due to fraud.

Jo Edwards interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Money Box

Jo Edwards, featured on BBC Radio 4's Money Box live programme and answered calls on no-fault divorce, finances on divorce and separation and navigating the court system.

Pressure to reform ‘outdated’ divorce laws

Head of Family, Jo Edwards, wrote a letter to the editor of The Times in support of no-fault divorce.

Family Law - dispute resolution update (November 2017)

Jo Edwards, Amanda Sandys and Jamie Gaw are now regular expert contributors to Family Law on the subject of dispute resolution. 

Subscribers to Family Law can access their first article, “Family dispute resolution: a practitioners’ perspective”.

Survey of 25 family leading law firms reveals significant increase in nuptial agreements

Forsters’ family team surveyed solicitors from 25 leading family law firms in England & Wales about their experience of advising clients on nuptial agreements. 

"It is time to end the blame game in divorce"

Jo Edwards wrote a blog for Conservative Home about the arguments for no fault divorce, what those who oppose it say, and what has stood in the way of change so far.

The full blog can be read here.

Why the power of attorney should be kept in check

Private Client partner, Anthony Thompson, has written for Spear's Magazine discussing the role of lasting powers of attorney in estate planning.

Ben Barrison quoted in The Sunday Times article 'How to fix fallen fence panels'

Property Litigation partner, Ben Barrison, was quoted in this weekend's Sunday Times article entitled 'How to fix fallen fence panels'.

With the recent arrival of storms Ophelia and Brian to the UK the article acted as a reminder to property owners to check their boundaries and avoid any neighbourly disputes over responsibility and maintenance.