A recent collaborative webinar we did with our good friends at MHA Carpenter Box Financial Advisors led to their team creating a great post about Financial Scams. You can find the original post here on their website. The article from the team...
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We have always worked hard at Bennett Griffin to help protect, educate, share experiences and hopefully prevent our clients from falling foul to the financial scams and fraudulent activity that exists on and offline in today's world. When we were...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: That’s what the new divorce law means to me… I think I can speak for most Family lawyers, when I say that pretty much once a week I am asked by clients if they can "… just divorce without having to say negative things…"...
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Contact with children will be a thorny issue for many that have separated or are going through separation, whether there is an overriding health pandemic or not, but the latter has most definitely fuelled the tensions. As always, the more the...
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Caring for someone can be both wonderful and tough at the same time, and during lockdown the wonderful job that many carers do, has in many cases, become tougher and more stressful. Each year carers and other charities across the UK get together...
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By Jackie Mensah, Family Law specialist Two weeks before the official Lockdown, I found myself in the heavily congested waiting area of the ground floor of Worthing Magistrates and County Court. The place was heaving with anxious, nervous, bored,...
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Just in case you missed our very own Jackie Mensah on BBC Radio Sussex this morning we've popped the interview online. Just hit play below. It's a worthwhile 10 minutes. Please share, you may not know which of your friends or family may need...
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By Jackie Mensah, Family Solicitor for Bennett Griffin The impact of corona virus on family life is something which we are all dealing with in some shape of form. Whilst chatting with a care worker this week, she explained that because of her...
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By Jackie Mensah, Family Solicitor for Bennett Griffin Everyone is, rightly, talking about staying home. I received the Prime Minister’s letter yesterday (no doubt posted before he was sadly struck by the coronavirus) and will abide by his...
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Of the adult population, 2/3rds do not have a Will and only 8% have a registered Lasting Power of Attorney. This can cause potential issues for family members when it comes to organising the affairs of the individuals, when this can be sorted out in...
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