This episode of Splitting Up dot pod hears the story of love after loss and the importance of good advice when it comes to wills and financially protecting the children from a previous relationship.

Family lawyer Joanne Major hears from "Elizabeth" who began a new relationship after the death of her husband and the father of her children, only to see it break down.

Joanne hears about the huge differences between "common law" relationships and marriage from Lucinda Connell, an experienced divorce and financial remedy solicitor and the importance of making a will from Christian Swinburne, a property and wills expert.