The Smart Divorce Podcast

Send us Fan Mail When you have been divorced, marrying again may not feel like the right option and so often we see people moving into cohabiting relationships. However, the rules surrounding cohabitation are very different to those for married couples. In today’s episode, Tamsin speaks to family lawyer Jason Stanley about how finances might be divided post cohabitation and how you can agree how t...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Martin Steve Martin established Smart Financial in October 2008 and serves as its Chief Exec. He has around 20 years’ experience in the profession, having been a Partner and Managing Director at previous firms and is a Chartered and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), a holder of the Investment Management Certificate and is the lead trainer of CFP licence through the Financia...

Send us Fan Mail When you separate, whether you made the decision alone, you decided jointly or the decision was made by your spouse or partner, understanding where best to start is a minefield. In this episode, we speak to a panel of divorce professionals about the best place to start and what you can expect from each of them. Tom Nash - aka Mr Divorce Coach, is an internationally certified Coach...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a common question once you are separated. For example, are you allowed to replace a car, go on holiday, carry out work on your home, buy new clothes. Our panel will guide you in this episode.  --- Sarah Birdsey Sarah is a specialist family solicitor and managing director at Nicholls Solicitors.   Sarah has extensive experience in all areas of private family law and is a Resol...

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin and our guests Sushma Kotecha, Sue Palmer-Conn and Katie Harding discuss Resolution. Sushma Kotecha  Sushma is passionate about people and enjoys being in a profession that allows her to help couples in conflict during one of the most traumatic and difficult periods in their lifetimes.  In 2021 she took a leap of faith and took the decision to give up a successful career in...

Send us Fan Mail What are some tips of making the best out of co-parenting and doing the best job that we can for our children? And what happens if co parenting is just very difficult? And the one thing that I think we can all do with remembering, which perhaps we don't, is that parenting is tricky, whether we're single parenting, co-parenting, or in a settled marriage family unit.  Our...

Send us Fan Mail Divorce is emotionally difficult. If you have been left, if you have made the decision to leave or if you have both agreed the relationship is over, you should look for emotional support. In this episode of the Smart Divorce Podcast, we explore the mental and emotional impact and what you can do about it in more detail. Our guests are Tom Nash, Sue Palmer Conn & Susan Leigh --...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking about ADR versus court. Is it always wrong to go to court with your divorce settlement, or is it sometimes actually a good option? Our guests are Sushma Kotecha, Katherine Harding and Victoria Richardson. Sushma Kotecha Sushma practiced family law for over 27 years in the UK having qualified as a solicitor in January 1994. She dual qualified as a mediator with...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I'm joined by Maura McKibbin, a family mediator, and Victoria Richardson, a family solicitor. We talk about how during the process of going through divorce, you might bring in other experts into the proceedings to give you other viewpoints and their specialised advice and information. Victoria Richardson  Victoria is the head of the family law department at At...

Send us Fan Mail It is a whole year since the introduction of No Fault Divorce under the law in England and Wales. In this episode, our host, divorce specialist financial planner Tamsin Caine discusses the impact this has had on couples going through divorce with divorce coaches Sue Palmer-Conn and Tom Nash and family lawyer Vicky Richardson. Dr. Sue Palmer-Conn is a Chartered Psychologist with a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are talking property. We are joined by experts in valuing, mortgaging and finding property. If you are not sure whether to try to stay in your family home or make a new start elsewhere, this conversation should help. Our guests are Daniel Bell, Seb Nicolleau and Graham Bowcock. === Sebastien Nicolleau Sebastien graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Manag...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin speaks to creator of Surviving Economic Abuse, Nicola Sharp-Jeffs. Nicola is Chief Executive of the Charity Surviving Economic Abuse, as well as an Emeritus Research Fellow in the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University. She has worked in the violence against women and girls sector since 2006. In 2016, Nicola was made a Winston...

Send us Fan Mail We are proud to announce that The Smart Divorce Podcast is launching its 7th series! In this series the guests will be experts in their field including mediators, solicitors, surveyors, relocation agents, mortgage advisers and divorce coaches, to name but a few. Our first episode features Svenja Keller, Tom Nash, Sarah Birdsey. Svenja Keller Svenja Keller is a coach and independen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin speaks to family solicitor Sarah Birdsey about legal separation and when this might be appropriate, rather than heading straight to divorce Sarah is a specialist family solicitor and managing director at Nicholls Solicitors. Sarah has extensive experience in all areas of private family law and is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in family finances and chi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin discusses the tricky topic of what happens to the pets on divorce with family solicitor Victoria Richardson. Victoria is the head of the family law department at Aticus Law, Wilmslow, having over 20 years’ experience in the area of family law. She specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce proceedings , the resolution of complex financial se...

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin speaks to creator of "One lawyer, two clients", David Lister. "One lawyer, two clients" is a process of divorce where one lawyer works with both spouses to help them to divorce amicably. David is a Partner at Ward Hadaway and was the first solicitor in England and Wales to represent both parties in a divorce. He won Partner of the Year at the Yorkshire L...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin speaks to Laughter Yoga practitioner and author of the Joyful Laughter Journal, Sara Kay. They discuss how laughter can help people to get through divorce and recover afterwards. Sara Kay, 54, from Manchester, UK, delivers Laughter Yoga sessions, training, and is also a Happiness Facilitator, running workshops for businesses and communities across the UK.....

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin speaks to inspirational speaker, among many other things, Nick Elston. He speaks about his breakdown, what it felt like and how he found the help he needed, leading him to help many many others. Nick Elston is one of the highest-profile and leading Inspirational Speakers on the Lived Experience of Mental Health. In life, we can either let our adversities, our challenges, de...

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin speaks to financial protection specialist, Kathryn Knowles. They discuss the financial protection options, how and why to review your protection post divorce and how to financially protect you and your family.   I'm a founder of Cura Financial Services an insurance broker, and Advice for Advisers: training advisers in protection insurance. I have worked in the insuranc...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin speaks to Scottish based family lawyer, Judith Higson about divorcing in Scotland. The law is substantially different in Scotland to England and Wales, so if you are based in Scotland, this one is for you! Judith joined the team in 2018 as an Associate Director and Head of Family Law. She became an Executive Director in 2020. She has been practising Family...

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin speaks to Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer Graham Bowcock. They discuss instructing a valuer rather than an estate agent, how a Single Joint Expert works and whether they might change their valuation. Graham Bowcock is a Shropshire farmer’s son (but points out he was born in Chester) who studied Rural Estate Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin speaks to Ampla Finance's Nigel Shepherd. They discuss the options around paying your legal fees on divorce or civil partnership dissolution, when you don't have the money but your ex does. Nigel brings over 40 years of family law experience to Ampla, being the only person to have twice chaired family justice association Resolution and with extens...

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin speaks to international divorce lawyer Melanie Bataillard-Samuel of MBS Family Law. Whether you have assets abroad, a spouse living abroad, assets in the UK but you live abroad, this episode is for you.  Melanie Bataillard-Samuel founded MBS Family Law in 2022 to provide specialist divorce and family law advice to international families based either in England & Wales o...

Send us Fan Mail Tamsin speaks to therapist Anna Jackson about handling trauma in divorce. She discusses some of the methods which can help to deal with and recover from trauma. Anna has over 30 years experience as a therapist working in the field of mental health within the NHS and private sector. She is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and is registered with the Health and Car...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tamsin speaks to child inclusive mediator Louisa Whitney. They discuss how this works and how it can help parents to understand what their children really want, rather than just what they think they want.   Louisa Whitney is an accredited family mediator and a child inclusive trained mediator. She's also a PPC supervising and mentoring other family mediators....