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In Episode 6 of the Navigating Family Law podcast, titled "Understanding Prenups and Postnups: hosts Oliver Amos, Mandeep Benning, and Julie McNamara offer a comprehensive exploration of nuptial agreements. Whether you’re planning to get married or already are, understanding prenuptial and postnuptial agreements is crucial to protect both parties' interests. This episode begins by defining what these agreements are and outlining the legal framework that makes them binding. The hosts also discuss what can be included in these agreements, their potential benefits and drawbacks, as well as real-life examples.

Listen to Navigating Family Law Episode 6: Understanding Prenups and Postnups

You can also catch up with season 1 so far:

Episode 5: Breaking the Silence on Female Genital Mutilation: with over 230 million girls and women affected worldwide, our team delves into the critical issue of FGM.

Episode 4:  Exploring Forced Marriages within the Family Courts - A Hidden Crime examines the critical issue of forced marriages and the support and assistance available to victims.

Episode 3: In this episode, Untangling Assets, Divorce and Finance, the team untangle the complexities of family finances during divorce proceedings.

Episode 2: Breaking the Silence: Understanding Domestic Violence delves into the critical issue of domestic violence within the context of family law, featuring a compelling interview with Sue Burke, Chief Executive of MK Act, which is dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic abuse.

Episode 1: The first episode, Split Decisions: Understanding Finances and Mediation during Divorce, sets the stage for what listeners can expect from the series.  Our expert family law team tackles the often daunting financial aspects of divorce, shedding light on the benefits of mediation and offering invaluable insights on how individuals can navigate this challenging terrain with confidence and clarity.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors' family law team is renowned for its outstanding legal services, and is ranked top tier by The Legal 500 2024 guide, which highlights its dedication to client service. The team covers a wide range of family law areas, including complex international child abduction, special guardianship orders, wardship, surrogacy, adoption, and public law children cases. They're also skilled in handling high-value divorces and cohabitation agreements.

For specialist legal advice on prenuptial or postnuptial agreements and related family matters, please contact one of our team members in confidence on 033 3772 0409.

About the Hosts

Mandeep Benning is a Director in the Family department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, based in our City of London Office. Mandeep and has specialised exclusively in private family law for over a decade. She handles all areas of relationship breakdown and has extensive experience in advising and assisting clients through financial applications within divorce, judicial separation and civil partnership dissolution, as well dealing with private law Children Act proceedings.

Julie McNamara is a director in the family department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, based in our Birmingham office. She is experienced in divorce and civil partnership dissolution and also in financial disputes that can arise from divorce or dissolution including high net worth financial and property matters.

Oliver Amos is a Caseworker in the Child Care department based in Duncan Lewis' City of London office. In his role, Oliver assists and support the team of solicitors and caseworkers with their day-to-day handling of cases which primarily comprises of child care matters.

Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors, an award-winning law firm renowned for its exceptional legal services and commitment to social justice our team of highly skilled solicitors provides top-tier representation in 25 diverse fields of law, including immigration, family, criminal, employment, and property law. Recognised for their unwavering dedication to making justice accessible to all, regardless of financial circumstances, Duncan Lewis Solicitors' outstanding reputation and numerous accolades, including being crowned Law Firm of the Year at the LexisNexis awards 2024 and Modern Law awards 2023, firmly establish it as a leading law firm in the UK, consistently delivering excellent legal representation.