Jones Myers Ltd

The New Year is key for many people planning how best to manage their money in 2025, especially after all the expense of the festive season. 

The number of ‘blended families’ - where divorced and separating couples take on their partner’s child or siblings from a previous relationship - continues to increase in today’s modern world.

Extensive studies and statistics highlight that cases of child abduction increase during the summer.

While the festive season is a magical time of year, it can also be fraught with anxieties for divorcing and separating parents wanting to make Christmas special for their children.    

Jones Myers is supporting a global campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence which can have a profound impact on victims. 

The demands and challenges of today’s modern world see grandparents play a formative role in their grandchildren’s upbringing, wellbeing and development.

Pre-nups are in headlines as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck face a messy and complicated divorce amid reports that they tied the knot without one in 2022.

Many people facing divorce who have relied on their spouses’ earnings - and do not have their own income streams - are understandably anxious about their future finances.  

Family law specialists at niche family law firm Jones Myers feature in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in the  United Kingdom™ which recognises excellence in practice.  

Jones Myers has scooped a prestigious nationwide award for Outstanding Client Care.

The commitment of niche family law firm, Jones Myers, to recognise the talent and potential of the next generation includes partnering with Leeds Beckett University to contribute a special performance award.

Jones Myers niche family law firm has moved to contemporary new headquarters in the heart of Leeds.

Niche family law firm Jones Myers, is again included in eprivateclient’s  top family law firms which acknowledges the country’s best private client law practices.

Jones Myers has been awarded another Band 1 ranking in Chambers UK 2024 legal guide - just two weeks after retaining its top status in the Legal 500 guide.

A study which found that just one fifth of divorcing couples considered pensions when dividing their assets reinforces how their importance as  a valuable asset in relationship breakdown remains overlooked.  

At this very moment many couples of varying ages are taking the plunge to set up home together.  

A Financial Consent Order is vital for the immediate and long-term future of divorcing couples and their children, whose interests should always come first.

A Financial Consent Order, which divides financial assets between separating couples, is vital in protecting them from future financial claims.

Niche family law firm Jones Myers has retained its Number 1 ranking in the Legal 500 guide for almost three decades.

Powerful recommendations from peers have resulted in Jones Myers award-winning, niche family lawyers’ inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom.

Jones Myers partner, Kate Banerjee, has been named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in the coveted Private Client category of the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards.

Joes Myers has helped to raise £12,500 for a charity which enhances the quality of life for thousands of people with sight loss and wide-ranging disabilities.

The York office of Jones Myers is marking further growth with a new appointment following the firm’s move to bigger city centre offices.

The commitment of Jones Myers niche family law firm to recognise tomorrow’s talent includes awarding a special prize to a Masters law graduate at Leeds Beckett University.

Niche family law firm Jones Myers has further expanded the team at its Harrogate office with the appointment of children law Paralegal, Brittany Dyer.

Jones Myers has appointed a senior family law specialist with almost four decades of expertise in relationship breakdown and financial settlements to head its Harrogate office.

Jones Myers has gone the extra mile to help raise almost £10k in a vibrant fundraiser to help society’s poorest and most disadvantaged members.

Sadly, a misconception exists among divorcing couples, and some family lawyers, that the only way to terminate a financially complicated marriage is to fight it out in court.     

The impact of divorce can be devastating – which is why our focus at Jones Myers is on helping our clients to reach a fair financial settlement without going to Court.

Sadly, we work with many clients who, along with their children, are victims of domestic abuse.

If you opt to settle your divorce through mediation rather than a drawn out, expensive and  contentious Court settlement, choosing the right mediator is vital.

For separating couples, mediation can be a highly effective way of avoiding a lengthy, costly, and drawn-out Court divorce in which children are often caught up in the crossfire.

The news that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to investigate claims of people being misled  about the process and prices of divorces and wills is a positive development,  

For those about to tie the knot, wedding checklists will vary enormously - depending upon the venue and number of guests.

Plans to make mediation compulsory for separating couples could prevent thousands of children seeing their parents embroiled in bitter, lengthy, and costly courtroom conflicts.