Eighty percent of the most financially complex divorce cases take place in the south of England. Tangled finances result in one fifth of divorced couples continuing to live together in the family home. Divorces in London are five times more financially complex than those in the north east of England. Read more…
Quiet divorce is when a couple check out of a relationship without actually separating. They might still share a home, finances, social obligations, even holidays, but emotionally, they have retreated from the usual intimacies of a long-term relationship to lead parallel lives. Perceived upsides include tax efficiency and financial stability, Read more…
One in three children are affected by poverty. One in four families cannot afford basic goods and activities. Support for families is likely to remain limited, so many future parents will continue to experience economic insecurity. More people are renting rather than buying their home; single-parent families often live in Read more…
The government has confirmed that the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme will continue until March 2027. This means that anyone with a significant dispute involving a child or children under 18 can continue to get £500 towards their mediation with Surrey Family Mediation. This means that your first mediation session will Read more…
Children are to be put at the centre of court proceedings. Following a successful pilot scheme, new Child Focused Courts will be rolled out across England and Wales. The trial saw cases in the family court resolved up to seven and a half months quicker. Family court backlogs were reduced Read more…
When a couple get divorced many assume that the conditional order (the old decree absolute) ends all connections with their former husband or wife. It does not. If you haven’t severed your financial links with a Financial Consent Order then your ex can come after you. Forever. For any future Read more…
Just over 40 per cent of marriages end in divorce. The average length of a marriage is 13 years, long enough to have children and have your finances completely intertwined. So how can you avoid years of legal battles and financial ruin as well as keep your children on side? Read more…
Recently, there has been a rise in Curveball Divorces. This is when one partner is blindsided by the other party’s desire to end, what may appear to be, a great marriage or partnership. This can be particularly acute if the marriage has only taken place a few years ago. Or Read more…
There were 232,000 marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales in 2023. That’s an 8% decrease on the previous year. Civil partnerships have increased too according to the Office of National Statistics. Most of these are opposite sex partnerships. The South East of England had the highest number of Read more…
The Government is proposing a major overhaul of how the law treats the breakdown of all relationships. The consultation will also address financial remedies on divorce. It aims to bring consistency and fairness across marriage, civil partnerships and cohabitation, whilst ensuring that children remain at the centre of what happens Read more…