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What pre-marital arrangements to make before your happy day?
The importance of making a will at the start and end of a relationship
What is Cafcass and what does it do?
Happy Saint Valentine’s day
Family Mediation Week – 21st January to 25th January 2019
2019 – Private Client Update
I have received a divorce petition, what do I do?
Involving The Court In Disputes Relating To Children
How to get divorced in England & Wales.
Good Divorce Week
SUMMARY POINTS OF SUBMISSION TO THE COMMISSION ON JUSTICE IN WALES
Family Law Q&A: Common Law Marriage…
Inheritance Tax …
Family Law Myths: Busted …
Child Abduction – What You Need to Know…
Brexit and the future of family law …
A little nonsense now and then …
Collaborative Law…
Are Prenuptial Agreements Legally Binding?…
Brangelina, as the dust settles…
Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 – Not just for the “Super Rich”…
The thorny subject of legal fees in divorce proceedings …
Running Your Own Cases. Cheaper, but at what Cost?…
Civil Partnerships still exclusive for same sex couples…
January Blues …
The American Patient …
Pre-marital agreements are on the rise…
Surrogacy
Family Law Notes: Legal issues surrounding surrogacy…
Family Law Q&A: Quickie Divorce…
Family Law Q&A: Arrangements for the Children…
Family Law Q&A: Clare’s Law…
The Prest case and what the judgment means…
Welsh law firm celebrates as marriage equality becomes reality…
Proposed pension changes and their likely impact on divorcing couples…
Child maintenance: parents to agree fees…
David James on child maintenance changes and the Child Support Agency…
Sarah Wyburn on new laws for separating parents…
Changes mean you need a proper Will to make sure your wishes are followed…
Sarah Wyburn on Equal Marriage…
Adoption Support Fund…
What is your online “financial footprint” saying about you?…
Family Dispute Resolution Week…
World Book Day…
Equality – Nothing more. Nothing Less …
Divorce Day …
Surrogacy Q&A …
Enforcement of a Child Arrangements Order…
Children Act Proceedings and the involvement of CAFCASS…
Contentious Probate Overview: Mama can’t buy you love but will you leave me something in your will…
Do grandparents have rights on family breakdowns?
Collaborative Law Explained…
Spies, Soaps, and the Soaring cost of Dying…
No Fault Divorce: Owens -v- Owens – An Update…
The Importance of Making a Will …
A Brief Guide to Divorce…
The Importance of Cohabitation Agreements…
The Extension of Civil Partnerships…
A Victorian Attitude to Dying? …
The Future of Divorce Law…
Ranked Top Band by Chambers & Partners 2018. …
Going against the 1/3 norm …
The Blame Game…
When are you going to become a Barrister? …
A Reasonable Inheritance…
Child Arrangements Over Summer…
Shariah issues in Pakistani TV dramas …
FAQs: Child matters over the summer school holiday. …
Internal Relocation with Children …
Will writing Proposals: A change is gonna’ come …
Social Media in Family Law Proceedings …
Special Contributions- Have you got the XFactor? …
Coping with Christmas…
A layman’s guide to injunctions…
No Fault Divorce: Owens -v- Owens An Update
Melanie Hamer & Thea Hughes Named in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame
Spies, Soaps, and the Soaring cost of Dying

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Amazon CEO – Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Divorce.
Associate Katie O’Connell featured on ITV Wales
Rebecca Knight talk on BBC Radio Wales
Rebecca Knight presents on BBC One Wales – Wales Today
An amicable divorce for the world’s richest couple – what happens next?
Divorce Day 2019
Law firm announced two internal promotions (Western Mail)
Cardiff School of Law and Politics Presentation
Western Mail: Legal 500 List
Western Mail: Ones To Watch
Chambers & Partners 2019: Ranked Lawyers & Top Band Firm Status
Five In The Legal 500 & Top Tier Status Maintained
Divorces on the increase as more couples feel the pinch…
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…
IoD Welcomes New Members…
Positive growth at “businesswomen’s club” as social appeal helps boost membership…
Lawyer’s Facebook site makes a global impact…
Settle The Score, Chops!…
Lawyer urges striker to pay wife £3m to avoid huge court costs…
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves…
Strong progress as team grows…
Rugby Weekends Coincide With Welsh Divorce Surge…
Troubled marriages “can be a danger to women’s health”…
Lawyers open for tea and cakes…
Tom has a ball in stadium competition…
The mums who walk out on their children…
I Can’t Live Without: Eimear Kane…
Legal eagles in race for charity cash…
Will it be Ritchie for poorer in split?…
Solicitors join committees of bereavement and mediation charities…
Family Law Specialist Ends Year On A High…
Wedding Slingers…
Tackling the misery of abuse…
Hats off to a trio doing the business for charity!…
£1m extra to fight violence against women in Wales…
Family law firm grows…
Keeping up appearances…
We still believe in tying the knot, insist children of divorced parents…
Law firm expands…
How couples can resolve legal disputes and still remain friends…
Melanie Hamer: I can’t live without……
CSA sees rise in parents paying maintenance in Wales…
Rollout of new child care law could lead to greater representation…
The divorce business and the business divorce…
January gives love the cold shoulder…
Recession blamed for 5% drop in divorce numbers…
Breaking up is hardest thing to do when you’re a celebrity…
South Wales Ladies Business Club…
Lawyer’s delight at academy fellowship…
Lawyer Melanie’s advice to Cheryl…
Women still lower on the career ladder according to website survey…
Make sure you go into surrogacy with your eyes open…
Know Your Rights…
On the Move: Nia and Eimear join family law specialists…
Lawyers celebrate 15 years in business by posting record turnover…
Rhian Howells on BBC Radio Wales…
Marriage Equality…
Marie Curie promotes free Will writing offer…
Aysha Chouhdary featured on BBC 2…
The Legal 500…
Ruling by Supreme Court opens the floodgates for former spouses to get ‘unfair’ divorce settlements …
The women leading the way in their professional fields: Melanie Hamer…
The impact of Legal Aid reforms on divorce…
Welsh firm backs moves towards gay marriage…
New appointments at expanding law firm…
Money worries delaying divorces…
Law firm becomes first in Wales to join Stonewall gay equality programme…
The Legal Services Act…
South Wales Ladies Business Club Glitter Ball…
Meet the Cardiff Business Club: Melanie Hamer…
Elizabeth Williams to feature on ITV Wales…
Sarah Wyburn on “Tesco’s law” and the Welsh legal system…
Divorce rates in Wales fall to lowest levels since 1970s…
The Civil Partnership Act…
Fathers 4 Justice…
How to divorce without screwing up your children…
Flexible Working: Thea Hughes…
Race for Life…
South Wales businesswomen’s club enjoys rapid growth…
Domestic abuse: Kate Edwards to speak at Welsh Women’s Aid Conference…
Lawyers “In The Pink” For Breast Cancer Awareness…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice expands further…
Growing Family Law Practice Moves To LLP Status…
Surge in divorces set to hit the region…
24 Hours: Melanie Hamer…
What it means to be a family lawyer in a world of high-profile celebrity divorces…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice Marks Decade of Growth & Announces Management Restructuring…
Family Law Partner…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice Invests In Future…
Pre-Nuptial Agreements…
The end of the Child Support Agency…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice announces further growth…
Adoption of Malawian baby David Banda by Madonna and Guy Ritchie focuses attention on the plight of …
Head of Matrimonial joins Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice…
Sadness over thousands of Welsh children being denied access to grandparents…
Law firm backs council over parents’ rights…
Four weddings and 6,000 divorces: lawyers plan their weddings…
Melanie Hamer talks to the lawyers of tomorrow at the Cathedral School…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice boosted by trio of new recruits…
Elizabeth Saxby on BBC Radio Cymru…
Back to school for Hamer…
Melanie Hamer named as one of 9 great Cynon Valley role models…
Invest in Cardiff: Practice Makes Perfect…
Melanie Hamer named as one of Wales’ best-dressed businesspeople…
Chambers UK: Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice named Wales’ top specialist family law firm once agai…
Lawyer from Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice runs Cardiff Half Marathon for charity…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice ranked top tier by Legal 500…
High Street Legal Practices: A Key Role in Small Towns…
Melanie Hamer on the future of the legal sector in Wales…
Melanie Hamer on BBC Radio Wales…
Stonewall Cymru e-bulletin guest blog…
Melanie Hamer’s journey from coalminers’ grand-daughter to one of Wales’ leading divorce lawyers…
Expansion for leading family law firm as it becomes a limited company…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice top rated by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500…
Lorraine Watts on BBC One…
20th Anniversary…
Top rated once again…
Sam John features on BBC Radio Wales …
Melanie Hamer & Thea Hughes Named in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame …
A day in the life of Melanie Hamer …
Elizabeth Saxby – BBC Radio Cymru (Post Cyntaf)…
Sam John – BBC Radio Wales…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice – Wales’ answer to The Split (Wales Online) …
Melanie Hamer: Cardiff City Football Club Foundation Trustee…
Ministry of Justice power of attorney fee refund scheme…
Internal Promotions and Family Law Firm of the Year – Wales…
Christmas Hours – Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice…
Family Law – Firm of the Year (Wales)…
Four young lawyers to watch …
Ranked Tier 1 By the Legal 500 2017…
Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice has been shortlisted for the ‘Family Law Firm of the Year – Wa…
New Appointments Supporting Continued Growth …
Director Melanie Hamer participates in the opening ceremony of the UEFA Women’s Champions League f…
Top ranked once again in Chambers UK 2017…
Elizabeth Saxby featured on S4C (“Taro 9”)…
Elizabeth Saxby featured on BBC Radio Wales…
How to keep a grip on your life when suffering from dementia…
Law firm sets up flourishing partnership…
South Wales Ladies Business Club Hollywood Charity Ball…
A-Z of the Best Networkers in Wales…
David James featured on BBC Radio Wales…
How the “Big Freeze” put marriages on the skids…
International Women’s Day: “My inspiration” by Melanie Hamer…
The 30 best-dressed businesswomen in Wales…
Grandparents “should have role in children’s lives when parents split”…
Forced adoptions by court order top 770 in five years…
Location, Location: Living and working in Cardiff…
Melanie Hamer featured on BBC Radio Wales…
Now women breadwinners gain ground as recession hits males…
Cardiff’s Cleverest Company…
Daddy’s Girl…
The Big Interview: Melanie Hamer…
Same-sex couples show commitment…
This old thing? – Elizabeth Williams featured in Western Mail fashion feature…
Melanie rises to the legal challenge to fulfil her dream…
Business club’s four new directors…
Elizabeth Williams featured on BBC Radio Wales…
Leading women to share their business secrets at seminar…
Judge’s criticism of “Hello! magazine approach” to weddings strikes chord with pundits…
Elizabeth Williams featured twice on BBC Radio Cymru…
Directors’ group to nurture leaders…
Elizabeth Williams featured on S4C (“Newyddion”)…
Elizabeth Williams featured on ITV’s “Wales This Week”…
Elizabeth Williams featured on BBC Radio Cymru…
Sarah Wyburn featured on BBC Radio Wales…
Talented pair join family law practice…
Chambers UK 2012 Rankings…
Lorraine Watts featured on BBC Radio Wales…
The Apprentice: Join the Debate…
Rhian Howells on working with the arts…
Solicitor’s hard work rewarded…
Avoiding a bitter divorce: how to break up amicably…
R.I.P. Wisteria Lane?…
Legal 500 Rankings 2012…
Leading Welsh businesswoman says women should take the business plunge…
Elizabeth Saxby BBC Radio Cymru (Post Cyntaf)
Sam John BBC Radio Wales
Melanie Hamer & Thea Hughes Named in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame