You do not automatically lose your rights over the family home if you move out. Particularly where property is owned by both or either of you, your name on the title, or a matrimonial home rights notice registered at the Land Registry, will protect your position until...
Households
“Few couples applying for joint divorce, HMCTS figures reveal”
The joint application suffers from a fatal flaw in that one party can change their mind halfway through and delay everything. So this news is not surprising. Read more here
“My husband and I separated 27 years ago but did not divorce: Could I claim some of his pension – or could he come after mine?”
Good advice. Pensions are hugely important - but divorces and financial orders after a long separation are complicated by significant changes in circumstances and can be unnecessarily complex and expensive. Each party does retain a claim against the other - but how...
“Thinking about tax around a divorce”
Great advice - consider your position on tax after you have full disclosure of assets and income to help you negotiate a fair deal. See our DivorceDeals process for a neutral, quicker, and cheaper way to get financial information clear and understood before making any...
Shopping Habits
Mike Gordon admits to being a shopaholic – he has even been known to leave me behind on Christmas Eve and take my mum shopping! Does your spouse love it or hate it? Another of those pesky household duties which have to be done by someone, and best divided up to avoid...