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David Milburn is a Partner and solicitor in the Family Law team at Tanners Solicitors LLP.  He is based in Cirencester but also serves clients at Tanners’ Cheltenham and London offices.  He helps individuals navigate relationship breakdown whether in the event of Divorce or the separation of cohabiting couples. He has particular expertise in dealing with cases involving significant or complex assets although he is equally adept at dealing with more modest cases.

He often deals with cases involving business assets and has a particular specialism in farming divorce cases. His experience has given him the ideal contacts with forensic accountants and other professionals who can provide expert assistance in relation to issues of business valuation, tax, income and liquidity.

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Belinda Fehlberg is a professor of law in the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, specialising in family law. She has a particular interest in how 'law in books' is understood, applied and experienced by professionals and families. Belinda has conducted empirical research over the past 20 years on a wide range of family law issues including spousal guarantees, pre-nuptial agreements, overlapping powers of the state children's courts and family law courts, children's contact services, and links between post-separation parenting and financial arrangements. She is the lead author of Australian Family Law: The Contemporary Context (Oxford University Press, 2015).
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