Splitting Up Joanne Major

Mandy suffered years of mental torture and financial abuse before finally deciding to leave her partner, but where do you go for help when the unthinkable happens?

In this second episode of Splitting Up Dot Pod, Joanne Major revisits Mandy's separation story to dig a bit deeper into the problems she faced over finances and protecting her daughter.
Mandy was financially abused as her partner controlled the family finances - but when she discovered all his gambling debts, it was the final straw.
First Joanne speaks to specialist independent financial advisor Fiona Sharp of Verve Financial planning who shares her experience of dealing with the financial arrangements around separation.
Then Joanne hears from children's legal specialist Sam Carter at her firm Major Family Law, who talks about how to think about the children when separating.

Episode 3: What to do if you are splitting up and wanting to move with the children to another country or region such as Spain.

This episode of Splitting Up dot pod hears the story of love after loss and the importance of good advice when it comes to wills and financially protecting the children from a previous relationship.
Family lawyer Joanne Major hears from "Elizabeth" who began a new relationship after the death of her husband and the father of her children, only to see it break down.
Joanne hears about the huge differences between "common law" relationships and marriage from Lucinda Connell, an experienced divorce and financial remedy solicitor and the importance of making a will from Christian Swinburne, a property and wills expert.

Andrew spent 4 years battling in and out of court to obtain a fair outcome in respect of his financial affairs and to resolve issues relating to his children. Family Lawyer Joanne Major speaks to experts in Court & Counselling.

With all the doom and gloom that often surrounds separation, the first episode of 2023 starts with the story of a “good divorce,” as David explains how he managed an amicable break up and split international property and assets.