Family solicitor embarks on menopause campaign

Family solicitor embarks on menopause campaign

Posted by on Feb 10, 2022 in News

A family solicitor is hoping to raise awareness of how women going through a divorce may be disadvantaged financially as a result of menopause.

Farhana Shahzady, director of London and south-east firm Family Law Partners, says her family law menopause project poses a direct challenge to the Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill, which limits spousal maintenance to five years unless the spouse would otherwise suffer serious financial hardship. The bill, sponsored by crossbench peer Baroness Deech, was reintroduced in the House of Lords last July and awaits a second reading.

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