Jenna Chaplin
Call: 2015
Jenna Chaplin
University of Sheffield, LLB Hons 2:1
University of Law, BPTC Very Competent
Middle Temple
Contact
T: 01274 722 560 or 0113 246 2600
Jenna has a busy practice in all areas of Family Law.
Jenna accepted tenancy at Broadway House Chambers after successfully completing her pupillage under the supervision of Peter Hampton and Matthew Rudd.
Prior to pupillage, Jenna worked as a paralegal at a firm of solicitors. This has enabled her to develop the skills to advise clients, prepare cases thoroughly and focus on the real issues in a case.
Reputation
• How to get the best out of remote court hearings (2020)
Expertise
Family
Jenna has represented both Applicants and Respondents at all stages of financial remedy proceedings including Financial Dispute Resolution Hearings and Final Hearings. She is happy to advise in conference and in writing.
Jenna is instructed in all aspects of private children disputes for both parents and extended family members. Jenna appears in front of both District Judges and Circuit Judges alike.
Jenna’s caseload regularly involves the following areas:
- Private disputes as to child arrangements
- Applications for relocation of the children both domestically and internationally
- Applications for orders preventing the removal of a child from the jurisdiction
- Finding of Fact Hearings involving allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation
- Applications for orders determining the child’s schooling
Notable Cases
Family
JP v LM (2022)
Jenna represented a mother in a Finding of Fact hearing against a litigant in person. The father denied the entirety of the mother’s allegations. The father was found to have committed multiple acts of serious physical violence against the mother and acted in a way which amounted to controlling behaviour.
LS v IB (2021)
Jenna represented a mother at a Final Hearing in a case where the child lived with his paternal aunt. The Social Worker did not recommend progressing contact. The mother sought for contact to be progressed to include overnight stays. After cross-examination of the Social Worker, the Judge indicated that she would order overnight stays, due to the responses provided by the Social Worker. The parties agreed a stepped order to include overnight stays.
EP v TS (2021)
Jenna represented a mother at a Final Hearing, having represented the mother for over 2 years during lengthy court proceedings. The Social Worker had initially recommended overnight stays for the mother. By the time of the Final Hearing, the recommendation for overnight contact had been revoked due to a change in social worker. Furthermore, in evidence at the Final Hearing the Social Worker said that she was no longer opposing an SGO. After contested evidence, the Magistrates concluded that overnight contact was in the child’s best interests and implemented alternative weekend overnight contact in addition to extended periods of school holiday contact. The Magistrates refused to grant the application for a SGO.
LM v CM (2021)
Jenna represented a wife at a Final Hearing in finance proceedings. The wife was inviting the Court to sell the family home. The husband sought a Mesher Order for at least 5 years. After a contested hearing, the Judge ordered the immediate sale of the family home with an equal division of the proceeds.
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