Deborah Jeff
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Deborah is a keen legal commentator of high-profile divorces and marriages in the media and has specialised in Family Law throughout her career, with the majority of her work being complex financial disputes within divorce.

She acts for clients from many different backgrounds, including those in the media and entertainment world and is known for handling the most intricate of financial disputes, often with offshore trust structures and difficult tax issues.

Clients describe her as “meticulous” and having the utmost insight of what they are experiencing in relationship breakdown. She has earned a reputation, in the UK, of understanding the psychological impact of divorce, and regularly works with psychologists and counsellors to ensure clients and children come through the separation process in the
healthiest way possible.

She also has considerable experience in children matters, handling issues such as contact, residence, child abduction and blood testing to ascertain paternity of a child.

Blog Entries by Deborah Jeff

How to Keep Divorce Costs Down

(0) Comments | Posted 1 May 2013 | (12:28)

Divorce: nasty battles, in-fighting... watching friends or family members going through divorce paints an unenviable emotional, as well as an often expensive financial picture.

What's more, spiralling costs and poor-quality legal services are compounding the process of divorce...

Earlier this year, findings by the law watchdog, the Legal Ombudsman for...

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Shared Parenting, Post-Separation: A Subtle but Powerful Change in the Law

(0) Comments | Posted 21 November 2012 | (10:56)

Back in June of this year, the government announced a consultation to change the law regarding the amount of time children spend with both parents post-separation...

In recent history, many children have made their main home with their mother after their parents' separation. This reflected society's views that a woman's...

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Modernisation of the Family Justice System - Adjourned for Too Long

(0) Comments | Posted 21 August 2012 | (14:20)

Amongst the excitement of the Olympics two weeks ago, one can be forgiven for missing the announcement by Mr Justice Ryder of the plans for modernising the family justice system...

As a London divorce lawyer I have experienced firsthand how the current system often increases the costs and stress...

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Changing the Law for Parents Denied Time With Their Children

(0) Comments | Posted 26 June 2012 | (11:23)

The struggle by some parents to see their children post-separation has been well-documented for years... but the coalition is now doing something about it with the announcement of a government consultation to change the law.

As a family lawyer, I have seen and heard just about every possible excuse from...

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Launch of The Marriage Foundation: If you want to talk to someone who is anti-divorce, talk to a divorce lawyer

(0) Comments | Posted 9 May 2012 | (00:00)

I was thrilled to attend the launch of The Marriage Foundation at Middle Temple Hall on Monday. I had expected those invited to consist mostly of family lawyers but I couldn't have been more wrong...

It was refreshing to meet a range of professionals whose work in some way...

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