Samantha Jago
Partner
Family
Samantha has particular experience in representing parents, business owners and senior managers, and has dealt with numerous complex international matters. She has represented a number of high profile individuals, where confidentiality and dealing with sensitive information is crucial to secure a positive outcome for the client. Â Being a parent herself, Samantha understands and can empathise with her clients, especially when dealing with matters that involve and affect children.
Prior to joining DMH Stallard, Samantha was joint Managing Partner of a local Guildford firm where she assisted in establishing the family team.
As well as being able to carry out her own advocacy, Samantha is an all issues trained mediator.
Work highlights
FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT
Negotiating a financial settlement with assets worth over £11M and securing a successful outcome for the client.
ROUND TABLE MEETING
Engaging in a Round Table Meeting to negotiate a complex financial settlement with assets with a value of over £6M
DEED OF SEPARATION
Negotiating a settlement agreement and preparing a Deed of Separation for a husband who did not want to initiate divorce proceedings after separating from his wife, but did want to protect his assets which included a family home
PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT
Preparing a pre-nuptial agreement which dealt with four investment properties, children from a previous marriage and ongoing maintenance obligations from earlier divorce
PARENTING PLAN
Negotiating a complex parenting plan against a background of domestic abuse and substance misuse, ensuring the children’s needs were put first whilst securing the client’s safety
Recent articles
Insights
Family law expert, Samantha Jago, offers her advice on how to help yourself in your divorce and save on legal fees
13/03/2024
Insights
A retired management consultant who swapped the international finance sector for a local volunteering role is the Guildford Resident of the Month for September.
16/11/2023
Insights
A ‘fantastic young man’ is the Guildford Resident of the Month for May after years of volunteering at a charity shop in Guildford
01/08/2023
Videos
DMH Stallard’s Family law experts, Natasha Slabas and Samantha Jago, talk to John Young about how we can help you if you are struggling with a legal issue and looking for a lawyer
24/11/2022