Divorce is the ugly word that can traumatise so many lives in the UK. A costly process, both emotionally and financially, this should be the last course of action for an estranged couple. However, the reality is that approaching 1 in 2 marriages are doomed to failure, meaning that advice is required on the divorce... 

If you are contemplating Divorce and you’ve tried everything that you can to reconcile your differences then there’s a few things that you might want to consider doing: Take some legal advice Change your will If you own a house in Joint names with your spouse then you should change it to Tenants in Common Why... 

Divorce A woman has been awarded a share of her husband’s inheritance 22 years after they separated in a ground breaking divorce settlement. The couple, who met in 1979 and married in 1982, lived as husband and wife for just four years before separating. They had one child together and never formally divorced. After... 

On divorce a family Judge has a surprisingly wide discretion when distributing the resources of the couple. These can include company shares, pensions and even interests in trusts. Recent case law has shown that judges can take a headstrong view of trusts, deciding on how assets should be distributed between the couple... 

Should a couple be able to make a firm agreement before they get married or enter a civil partnership about what should happen to their property if their relationship ends? Or should the law remain as it stands, that the courts can decide if their agreement is enforceable? In a consultation launched on the 11th January...