Natalie is a solicitor in our Private Family Team.
Natalie joined Machins in 2018. She qualified as a solicitor in 2017 after completing her Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in London and training contract with a region firm.
She advises on all aspects of private family law including divorce, financial remedy, cohabitation disputes and child arrangements. Natalie has a good relationship with her clients who value her support through challenging times as well as her legal expertise and advice.
Natalie has been involved in pro-bono work, previously providing legal advice to members of the Armed Forces. She is a member of Resolution and accredited in complex lower income financial remedies and private children law.
‘I have a personable approach and take time getting to know my client’s and their circumstances.’
Changes to divorce law will come into effect from 6 April. The government is also introducing a new online service to help couples adapt to the changes. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 reforms the legal requirements and process for divorce. The act aims to reduce the potential for conflict amongst divorcing couples by
Find out what an average day looks like for family law solicitor, Natalie Nero. My typical day is, like so many of us, considerably different than it was before the pandemic. As I am now settled into the ‘new normal’, I want to share what that means for me. 06.30am – I wake and
The Family Court has ordered that a five-year-old boy caught up in a parental dispute should be returned to his father in India. The mother and father were both Indian nationals. They had met in the UK where their son was born in 2016. In 2018, they moved to India and became habitually resident there.
There’s been a large rise in the number of married couples using ‘prenups’ over the last 20 years, according to a new survey. The survey, carried out by Savanta ComRes for the Marriage Foundation, found that one in five couples married since 2000 have some form of a pre-nuptial agreement in place. This compared to
HMCTS have confirmed that legal representatives will need to process divorce applications online using the digital service (rather than paper forms) from 13th September 2021. The exceptions to this, which should continue to be processed via the paper route, are:- • Civil Partnership• Judicial Separation• Nullity Machins Solicitors are already set up to use the
Last week Channel 4 Dispatches’ aired “Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered”. The programme reported on a voluntary survey as well as conversations with a number of families who have used the family court system and professionals working within it. Among the topics discussed were: Parental Alienation: This is a situation in which one parent uses