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Carole Haestier

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Why use an SFE member

Posted2023-11-13 09:50

SFE is a national organisation of specialist lawyers whose 1600+ members’ aim is to support vulnerable and older people make the right decisions.

SFE was set up in the 1990s by a group of lawyers keen to promote and develop the needs of an ageing population.

70 percent of UK Parents Fail to Secure Child Guardians

Posted2023-05-18 10:30

A recent study from Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) has revealed that 70% of parents in the UK have no legal guardian appointed for their children in the event of their deaths.

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