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The Perfect Divorce: can this husband do it?

Love The Home You’re In, read the slogan on the side of the lorry. I was driving across the M62 last week, on my way to Stowe Family Law’s Cheshire office, when the words caught my eye. The lorry driver had no idea that the woman who had just …

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Stowe Family Law wants YOU

Our offices in Yorkshire and Cheshire are busier than ever and our newest office, off High Holborn, is set to open early next year.  We are looking for senior solicitors to join our teams in all these locations and, since I know that plenty of …

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So you’re divorcing and the housing market has stalled. Now what? By guest blogger Andrea Essen.

Local and national newspapers are filled with page after page of houses that are failing to sell. Those who don’t have to sell simply aren’t – it is a buyer’s market and the price a seller asks for is unlikely to be what they receive.  At …

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The client, the London office and Staffordshire University's Annual Family Law School Seminar: what a week!

On Tuesday last week in the Stowe Family Law Cheshire office, I was able to deliver the outcome that a client had wanted for many months. Hard-fought cases are, by their nature, hard-won. Not every longed-for outcome can be handed over on a plate, …

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Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements: are they any good? – by guest blogger Robin Charrot

Robin Charrot writes: Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements have been in and out of the news over the past year. Here at Stowe Family Law, the number of new enquiries about prenups and postnups has risen sharply. The same questions come up often: is …

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Divorce: Cast Your Anxiety Aside

A client must never think that an appearance in court or a day of settlement will provide immediate closure. A subsequent period of recuperation and rest is essential: it allows the client's mind to settle and readjust.

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Stowe Family Law goes to Chester

We opened our Stowe Family Law office in Hale, Cheshire, earlier this year. I am delighted to report that we have been extremely busy ever since, and that the success of the new office has already surpassed our expectations.   We decided to …

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Family Law in the Yorkshire Post

By Lizzie Murphy, Yorkshire Post. WHEN it comes to family law there are few more formidable opponents than Marilyn Stowe. She says she can tell when someone is having an affair just by looking at them, knows if someone is lying from their …

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A question of trusts

A trust is an investment – so is sound advice. Trusts are, without a doubt, bêtes noires for many family lawyers . A client attending a first meeting will expect clear answers, not waffle, particularly if he or she is the beneficiary of a …

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Marilyn Stowe is the senior partner in Stowe Family Law, which has offices in Yorkshire, Cheshire and London. With more than 25 years’ experience handling divorce cases and family law proceedings she is regarded as one of the most formidable and sought after divorce lawyers in the UK.

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I write for the benefit of those who are experiencing family breakdown and for fellow family law professionals. Please note that all persons mentioned in the scenarios are fictitious: details have been deliberately changed in order to protect identities and other confidential circumstances of my clients.

Please also note the advice I give in each scenario must not be relied upon by anyone reading my blog. You must always take your own legal advice as your circumstances may be different and English family law is continually changing.

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