Sarah Millard, an experienced family law solicitor, has joined the Howells Solicitors team in our Talbot Green office.

Mrs Millard has practised family law in the Rhondda for over 15 years. She sits on the Children’s Panel Accreditation Scheme, the Family Law Panel, is a member of the Family Law Advanced Accreditation Scheme and Treasurer of the Pontypridd and Rhondda District Law Society.

Mrs Millard joins the firm from a local practice where she had worked for 12 years. Her appointment will provide Howells Solicitors with the expertise to represent clients involved in children and domestic violence cases as well as other family law matters in the Rhondda and Mid Glamorgan. More...

Karis Jones, a family law solicitor from Howells, has been attending the Huggard Centre in Cardiff to provide a free legal surgery to the community.

The Huggard Centre is a Cardiff based charity tackling homelessness and seeks to overcome the problems and barriers which force individuals to sleep rough. The Huggard Centre offers a day service which is open 365 days of the year, a 20 bed hostel with additional emergency spaces and 14 shared houses with tenant support which can accommodate 52 people. There are personal and tenant support staff on hand to help, advocacy and many volunteers who assist at the centre.

Once a month, Karis Jones visits The Huggard Centre to provide a free legal surgery to members of the Centre and members of the public on any issues relating to family law. Karis said: “The Huggard Centre has been providing frontline services to homeless people for over 20 years. Unfortunately, many people (due to the recession and significant changes to legal aid) do not have the funds to seek legal advice in respect to family matters; therefore, this is a great opportunity to help those in a vulnerable position. I have carried out three legal surgeries so far and they are proving to be very successful.” More...

Have you been advised you need a C100 court form, but aren't exactly sure what it is? Well, don't worry, we'll explain it in simple, easy-to-understand language to help make your decision of what's right for your family that little bit easier. 

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Richard Scott, partner and senior solicitor in the Family Law team at Howells Solicitors explains..

As the summer wedding season begins, the team here at Howells Solicitors conducted a straw poll of our clients who are currently using our family law services, asking their thoughts about prenuptial agreements.

Almost 70% of those asked said that they hadn’t considered entering into a prenuptial agreement in the past as they perceived it to be a preserve of the rich.

Richard Scott, partner and senior solicitor in our Family Law team wasn’t that surprised by the high percentage of respondents who hadn’t considered a prenuptial agreement. More...

Michael Winner was a national treasure, and report of his recent death was sad news indeed. He was a man of many talents, enjoying successful careers in cinematography, television, and culinary journalism. He also helped to found the Police Memorial Trust. 

It comes as no surprise then that the tributes have been flooding in.  I for one will never forget his catchphrase: "calm down dear, it’s only a commercial", coined in the Esure adverts.

Anyway, whilst we remember the man, spare a thought for his widow, Geraldine. 

Articles in leading papers, such as the Sunday Times, suggest that Geraldine has been left penniless by Michael's death. At first blush, one might assume that Michael has left Geraldine out of his will. More...