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Jo is a partner and Head of Family at Forsters. She specialises in dealing with issues which arise on relationship breakdown, including the financial consequences of divorce or separation; and resolving arrangements for children, including cases involving relocation with children. She also has expertise in advising on pre-nuptial agreements and acting in cases involving unmarried couples.
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I am a Director of Family and Childcare at Duncan Lewis and I supervise a large team comprising of child panel members, solicitors, trainees and caseworkers at our Dalston branch in East London.

I qualified as a Solicitor in 2003 and became a Law Society accredited children law panel member in 2011. I am recommended as a specialist for my London Family work by the independent legal directory, The Legal 500 UK. My case load comprises of a broad range of privately and publicly funded (legal aid) family and childcare matters.

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