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Joanne

Joanne graduated from Liverpool John Moores University in 2013 with a qualifying law degree, following which she spent a number of years in practice where she gained a wealth of experience, including at specialist family law firms, Lund Bennett Law and BPS Family Law.

Having undertaken the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE) in 2021/22, Joanne was within the first cohort of solicitors to qualify under the newly implemented route to becoming a Solicitor in 2022. The SQE is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, ensuring the high quality and standard of new Solicitors.

Joanne joined the team at Beyond Law Group in 2023 as a Solicitor within McAlister Family Law. She specialises in divorce and the division of matrimonial finances, including where financial proceedings are issued and guides clients right through from the application stage up to and including Final Hearing and interim applications, such as those for maintenance pending suit.

She has experience dealing with matters which concern international elements, such as businesses and properties and has represented high net worth clients with income and/or assets worth in excess of £1 million. Joanne has also acted for Civil Partners upon the dissolution of their Civil Partnership and finalising their financial ties.

Additionally, Joanne advises on matters concerning the arrangements for children upon separation and, where appropriate, acts on behalf of parents to reach a conclusion outside of Court proceedings. However, she is also well versed in making applications to the Court under the Children Act 1989 for child arrangements to determine with whom the children shall live and how often they spend time with the other parent.