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Family Law Assistance
I had “given up” my career in Law. I gave it all up… for a man! I thought he loved me, I mean, we were getting married and I was having his child. He showered me with romance and charm; I thought he was “The One”. I wanted the Fairy Tale!
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What I got was a relationship built on falsehoods and isolation from my friends and family in a move from Lancashire to Surrey. A newborn baby, and little to no help at all. The cracks didn’t just start to show, they tore the whole thing down.
A year on, and a few calls later, I had a new job in Family Law lined up and I was moving home to Preston! I got a first in Family Law in my degree and I loved studying it and helping people. I excelled in this job. It was a new start for me and my one-year old daughter. I have never looked back.
Now a divorced, remarried mum of four, and a child from a broken home with a child from a broken home, I am running my own business as part of Family Law Assistance, but my journey here wasn’t smooth sailing.
I had to leave my former job in 2019. I loved that job. I loved my employers and colleagues. But I loved my children more. At this point, my third child was 18 months old. She has a genetic disorder, and the recurrent illnesses associated with that forced me to give up my job. It hit me hard in the feels – I had had to give it all up yet again!
Dejected, I turned to the flexibility of self-employment – I had been working as a singer for over a decade so it didn’t seem like too daunting a move. Fortunately, I had been observing and learning over my 12 years as a paralegal, how to run a business. I joined forces with my new husband and set up a family-run electrical services business. But I was lonely working alone. My friend, Dani Wallace (I Am The Queen Bee) introduced me to one a business development and mentoring group run by Brad Burton. The work of Michaela and Steven Wade at Family Law Assistance soon caught my eye. They were not solicitors, but they were legal advisors, helping people
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to represent themselves in the Family Court, bridging the gap in “access to justice”. We quickly became wellacquainted, and when they set up their franchise in 2020, I wanted in! I completed their course in November 2020 (6 months’ pregnant with my fourth child!) and was up and running as a business with their help and guidance 6 months post-partum.
I have quite literally been there, done that and got the Court Order. Lived experience and a legal background. I can help people who want to represent themselves in Court to do so capably and effectively, and I will emotionally support them through the process, too. And I still sing!
Call us now on N 01704 320710 or book a free 15 minute consultation at D www.familylawassistance.co.uk/kim-antrobus
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We start off this month with a UltraSpace Garden Rooms, who pride themselves on supplying that extra room that you need with a variety of sizes and styles to suit your purpose. Dave Gregson shows us that in ordinary everyday life, suddenly something magical can happen and an adventure begins. Paul Cusimano from Totally Local Lancaster tells us about the biggest single day event in Lancaster’s calendar - ‘Lancaster Festa Italia’. We have a delightful article on gallery set on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales - this former Victorian Woollen Mill has gallery spaces, artists’ studios, and weaving looms is the perfect free to visit attraction. The Lancaster Bed Company shows us that everybody needs a good night’s sleep, we feature a fabulous review on the Dr Yusra Clinic and ask Dr Yusra a few questions too! The Cross Guns Inn based in the village of Egerton reopens with a brand new look, boasting a brand-new art deco cocktail lounge, completely overhauled outdoor drinking and dining area as well as a 60-cover private function space. We urge you to sign the petition to block the reintroduction of animal testing in Lancashire, the co-founder of Twitter helps launch new social platform to rival Clubhouse called Roomkey.co. Harold Cunliffe tells us a few spooky stories, we celebrate alongside Lancashire’s schools and colleges with their fantastic results on GCSE’s and A Levels, The Dukes Theatre present their Autumn 2021 Season, we learn about sharks and why we need to protect them, and there is a new permanent exhibition at Manchester’s Pankhurst Centre called “At Home with the Pankhurst Family”.
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