Life, love and the law
Life, love and the law is the podcast brought to you by Stowe Family Law. After almost 70 episodes of Stowe talks, our podcast helping you through relationship breakdown, Life, love and the law is a new direction.
This podcast series will bring you heartfelt and insightful conversations with experts in and around the family law field, including divorce coaches, domestic abuse consultants, financial advisers, mortgage brokers and much more.
Our host, Liza Gatrell, family lawyer at Stowe Family Law will welcome guests to open up the conversation around all things relationship breakdown. She'll be inviting our guests to share real stories that will help you feel less alone as you navigate some of life's toughest times.
Getting the right advice is essential to minimising the stress and strain of divorce and family breakdown, so we'll still give the same great legal guidance and practical information on family processes that you expect from us.
Life, love and the law, the podcast will help you move through each stage of your journey knowing you've got someone in your corner, whatever your circumstances.
Life, love and the law
What to expect at the family court
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🎙️What to expect at the family court🎙️
Going to the family court can feel incredibly daunting. We all have visions of large rooms filled with judgemental onlookers, and judges with gavels. But the reality of the family court in the UK is very different.
In this episode, Liza speaks to her colleague Shivi Rajput about what to expect at the family court - what does it look like, what should you wear, can you take other people, should you take food? Shivi and Liza discuss how many family law cases really go to court, and how you can avoid it.
00:17 Introduction
0:55 What is the family court? Explanation of the family courts in England and Wales
03:20 What does a court physically look like?
04:45 The different types of hearing within children proceedings
07:02 How do financial proceedings work in the family court?
08:54 The importance of trying to settle disputes out of court
10:59 Practical tips for going to court
12:46 Do you need to speak to a judge at court?
14:03 Understanding litigants in person in family court proceedings
15:50 Practical protection for victims of domestic abuse
17:26 Can I do a remote hearing if I live far away?
19:10 Will the judge speak to children?
21:06 Top tips for dealing with a family law dispute
Useful links
How to settle a divorce out of court https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/family-law/divorce/dissolving-a-civil-partnership/
The FDR hearing and the first appointment: what you need to know https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/stowe-support/the-fdr-hearing-and-the-first-appointment-what-you-need-to-know/
Preparing for family court https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/stowe-support/preparing-for-family-court/
How to manage financial hearings in the family court https://youtu.be/pAhP_73DETY?si=aqE5J4jSpb1-Tk4A
Children in the family court https://open.spotify.com/episode/4bfBCfFnqxTVD24MO2M5AV?si=764a606bce3a41f7
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