In Series 2, Episode 5 of the #TVLawyer Podcast, Melinda Giles is joined by Leah Ellis, Senior Lawyer and Family Law specialist at Giles Wilson, to provide some invaluable advice on divorce and separation, particularly those that involve either children or partners with additional needs.
As someone with an autistic son herself, Leah understands the unique considerations that parents with neurodiverse children must keep in mind. In this episode, she shares her knowledge and experience of helping parents of children with additional needs make arrangements when they separate, and shares her advice for handling these delicate cases.
In this episode, they discuss:
The importance of updating your Will before a divorce or before you remarry
How you can manage jointly owned property during a divorce or separation
Unique factors to making child arrangements for neurodiverse children
The need for total transparency from clients through divorce proceedings
How solicitors help protect vulnerable clients from coercive control
The role Litigation Friends can play in divorce or separation proceedings
