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Dealing with divorce and finances online: what does this mean for me?

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), which is responsible for the administration of family courts in England and Wales, has trialled a digital process for dealing with divorce finances online....

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What kind of family lawyer do you need?

If you need legal representation because you’re going through family difficulties, such as future child arrangements or separating finances, it can be difficult to know what your first steps should...

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Divorce law shake up: ‘no fault’ divorce from April 2022

One of the biggest changes in England and Wales family law is one step closer to being put into action. The long-awaited ‘no-fault’ divorce is due to come into force...

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Why pension sharing in divorce is so important

One of the most stressful elements of divorce, separation or dissolution of a civil partnership, is often the separation of finances. Amongst the talk of what happens to the joint...

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No-fault divorces to wait until 2021

Separating couples seeking a no-fault divorce will be celebrating the imminent application of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act, which was finally given royal assent on 25th June. As divorce...

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How to look after your children’s mental health during divorce or separation

Posted: 5 February 2019

Author: Tom Powles

Children can suffer when their parents go through a separation or divorce, with symptoms including anxiety, depression and behavioural disorders. If their parents are going through a particularly stressful time,...

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Why staying on civil terms during divorce will benefit your children

There’s been so much of a surge in January divorce enquiries in recent years that the first Monday of the New Year is now known as ‘D-Day’, or ‘Divorce Day’,...

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Owens v Owens: Supreme Court rules against wife in ‘desperately unhappy marriage’

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a wife seeking to divorce her husband, in a judgment which highlights once again the need for no-fault divorce to be introduced....

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Supreme Court overturns maintenance decision in Mills v Mills

The Supreme Court has overturned the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Mills v Mills, a dispute over maintenance arrangements following divorce. In doing so, it upheld the original verdict of...