relationships

“Divorce Rate Jumps to 8-Year High Amidst Lockdown”

The stresses of lockdown and the enforced concentration on their relationship without outside intervention has forced many couples to rethink their partnership and indeed lifestyle.  Divorce rates spiked throughout England and Wales to the highest number in eight...

“Can I claim my ex’s pension after 27 years of separation?”

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...

“7 Telltale Signs You Are Experiencing The 7-Year Itch”

Do think carefully before jumping into divorce - we offer MarriageMakeover services for couples having problems that they want to work out together.  You lose 3 things in divorce: The cost of the legal process. The amount of the joint assets and income you and your...

“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...

Staying together for the sake of the kids?

Staying together for the sake of the kids can be more stressful to them than a civilised split. Rachel O’Connor wrote in the Metro online how Coleen Nolan’s teenage daughter urged her to divorce her father as she ‘couldn’t stand’ them together. Coleen Nolan has...