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Courtney offers essential know-how for personal legal problems, starting with family law.
Power in your
handsEssential legal know-how for taking care of your divorce or separation.
Make healthier
judgementsUnderstand your legal choices, make informed decisions, and put your mind to rest.
Bring peace,
not warLearn to take the sting out of legal disputes before they become heated (and expensive).

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Why Spend Your Hard-Earned Money on Courtney?

(and other pointed questions....)
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Non-Court Dispute Resolution

How do you resolve your financial family dispute?
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Unsure Where to Start?

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How Long Will This Take? (Divorce Edition)

Some example timelines
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You've Decided To Separate...What now?

A solicitor's take on the aftermath of separation
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Episode 1 - Philippa Johnson on Mediation

We talk to renowned mediator Philippa to gain insight into the process…
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The FDR

The 'R' stands for resolution
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The Podcast

Listen to our podcast for interviews with renowned guests including lawyers, judges and mediators who share their expert insight on how to fix family law disputes.
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🎧 New podcast incoming! 🎉 We are thrilled that our next podcast episode is now available. Georgina Hamblin of Hamblin Family Law joined us to offer a solicitor’s take on the early stages of separation and divorce. 💨 She is a force of nature and for good in the family law world. ⚡️ A real highlight of this podcast was Georgina’s insights on the NCDR framework – @assent_divorce – of which she is a founding member. It is revolutionary and surely has the power to shift the needle in terms of reduction in conflict and legal fees. 👏🏻 We applaud Georgina – and her Assent colleagues – for their innovation and push for progress. 🔗 Listen on your chosen platform. Links in bio. Enjoy listening.
😴 Time for a break? Unhelpful thoughts taking their toll? 💆🏼 Stress and anxiety can make it difficult to focus and our thinking can become unhelpful. Cue a Courtney animation, in collaboration with a psychotherapist, using the metaphor of a journey through a storm. 🛶 We are flopped back in our own metaphorical boats this week and hope you get some rest, too.
🥂 Courtney Legal’s five female founders celebrate our first female Chancellor’s first budget (in a completely apolitical way) 🧐 🪪 Courtney has a wealth of credentials via our five female founders. 🦸‍♀️ One is a professional singer (and not the one with the relevant name!). One was almost a professional hockey player. Another is a self-proclaimed geek who has a penchant for Excel spreadsheets. She’s our estate planning solicitor founder talking death and taxes for 20 years now, Victoria. ✍🏼 Victoria is looking forward to curating some content to help you navigate your Will writing process and add to our growing library of financial family advice. But, in the meantime, she has this to say about last week’s budget: ❓ “I know Wednesday’s budget was a BIG DEAL for most. My inbox is full of clients looking at their assets with a new perspective, especially business and farm owners [did we mention Victoria lives in rural Leicestershire?]. For those navigating divorce it can be another reminder of financial instability. As tax reliefs are cut, and taxes rise, there is often less to go around. Could this be a good time to revisit your Will, or make an appointment to see a specialist to write one? Most estate planning solicitors will analyse your estate in detail. They might even point out ways in which you can save tax, or structure your estate to maximise relief and make sure your family receives as much of your money as possible. Surely that’s reason enough to love an Excel spreadsheet (other number crunching software is available).” 🔜 More from Victoria soon, we promise. 🫂 Courtney’s ethos is that whether you need to see a lawyer, Will writer, financial advisor or counsellor, getting expert input, and understanding your options, is never a waste of time or money. It’s an investment in yourself and your wellbeing. ♥️ With love and Red Box energy, Courtney🥂 Courtney Legal’s five female founders celebrate our first female Chancellor’s first budget (in a completely apolitical way) 🧐 🪪 Courtney has a wealth of credentials via our five female founders. 🦸‍♀️ One is a professional singer (and not the one with the relevant name!). One was almost a professional hockey player. Another is a self-proclaimed geek who has a penchant for Excel spreadsheets. She’s our estate planning solicitor founder talking death and taxes for 20 years now, Victoria. ✍🏼 Victoria is looking forward to curating some content to help you navigate your Will writing process and add to our growing library of financial family advice. But, in the meantime, she has this to say about last week’s budget: ❓ “I know Wednesday’s budget was a BIG DEAL for most. My inbox is full of clients looking at their assets with a new perspective, especially business and farm owners [did we mention Victoria lives in rural Leicestershire?]. For those navigating divorce it can be another reminder of financial instability. As tax reliefs are cut, and taxes rise, there is often less to go around. Could this be a good time to revisit your Will, or make an appointment to see a specialist to write one? Most estate planning solicitors will analyse your estate in detail. They might even point out ways in which you can save tax, or structure your estate to maximise relief and make sure your family receives as much of your money as possible. Surely that’s reason enough to love an Excel spreadsheet (other number crunching software is available).” 🔜 More from Victoria soon, we promise. 🫂 Courtney’s ethos is that whether you need to see a lawyer, Will writer, financial advisor or counsellor, getting expert input, and understanding your options, is never a waste of time or money. It’s an investment in yourself and your wellbeing. ♥️ With love and Red Box energy, Courtney
❓What happened? The title of Hillary Clinton’s 2017 autobiography. Perhaps Kamala will riff on the same theme. WTF happened? 👜 Politics, happily, is not Courtney’s bag. Sharing learning is our thing. For anyone in/around NCDR, litigation or family law, here are some reflections, following this week: 🏠 Over-intellectualising can mean losing a grip on bread-and-butter issues. It’s not uncommon for private FDR evaluators to hear plenty about matrimonialisation but comparatively little about mortgage repayments and childcare costs. In financial remedies, it’s the (household) “economy, stupid”. 🌡️ As Maya Angelou said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” If any audience is made to feel maligned or idiotic, your message may get nowhere fast. ⚖️The more prep time, the better… get those papers in nice and early. 🛣️ The path to losing at trial is paved with great FDR indications. The case, the issues, the landscape and, crucially, the judge will change in that short period. 🤷‍♀️Sometimes things go really wrong. Catastrophising and introspecting helps no-one except, perhaps, our opponents. 🤪 Mark Twain: “When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” Amen to that. ➕ Got one to add? 🇺🇸 In the spirit of American politics, we may even have some Courtney branded merch for the best suggestions.
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