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When does an asset become matrimonialised?

I suspect you will have read elsewhere about this case. It clarifies the court’s approach to how the sharing principle applies, particularly in relation to assets transferred between spouses during marriage and when non-matrimonial assets can become matrimonialised. The husband Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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The State of Divorce

Just over 103,000 partnerships were dissolved in 2023. 99 per cent were divorces; the rest were civil partnerships. These are similar numbers before the Covid pandemic. Divorce rates per 1,000 married individuals were nearly the same for both men and Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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The State of UK Families and Households

There are 28.6 million households: 67% contain one family and 30% are a single person living alone. More people live alone than ten years ago and a larger proportion of them were aged 65 years or over. One third of Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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Could Northern Ireland change their divorce laws?

Northern Ireland are looking at possibly changing their divorce laws. The current law requires couples to either go through a lengthy separation before a divorce is granted. Alternatively, proceedings can begin straight away if one person is at fault – Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 2 months2 months ago
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Why is divorce unfair on women?

Divorce slashes women’s household incomes far more than men’s. Wives can expect their income to be halved in the year after ending the relationship, compared with a 30% drop for husbands. One woman complained: “Why would the settlement be a Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 4 months4 months ago
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The birth rate continues to fall

The composition of families continues to change over time. The generation of women born in 1951 had 2.04 children; the generation born in 1978 have 1.95 children. The forecast is for the next generation (born in 2007) to have just Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 4 months4 months ago
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What should you do with a small pension pot?

People in the UK have around 20 million small pension pots worth under £10,000 each. These small deferred pension pots have been accumulated as people change employment during their working lives. Many of the pension pots are very small and Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 5 months5 months ago
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Are assets split 50:50 when divorcing?

What the law says about dividing finances and property on divorce is lacking – including among divorcees themselves. The study, by the University of Bristol, found that less than half of ten statements were correctly identified as either true or Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 5 months5 months ago
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How do you identify emotional abuse in children?

One in every six parents can’t spot the signs of emotional abuse. The NSPCC asked parents to identify what would count as emotional abuse. The scenarios that were wrongly identified as emotional abuse include: Being over-controlling of a child Never Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 5 months5 months ago
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Divorces delayed due to money struggles

Just over a quarter of a million recent divorces were postponed due to financial pressures since 2020. 17% of divorces were deferred because of money worries. Couples cited income concerns, rising living expenses and the cost of divorce. Once separated, Read more…

By Daniel Bester, 7 months7 months ago

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