Aviva estimates the overall cost of a divorce at nearly £44,000 – or £21,979 per partner to be precise. That seems like a whopping amount. However, the cost of legal fees per person on average makes up just £1,280 of that total.
Jacquie Birkett, a divorce solicitor and former chartered accountant, who is head of Family Law at Lancashire based law firm, Barber & Co Solicitors, has spoken out in an interview about why getting a financial settlement at the same time as divorce
The case of a successful energy trader – who is appealing against a High Court decision to award almost half of her £7m fortune to her adulterous ex-husband – is sparking concerns among divorcing couples. The outcome of Julie Sharp’s Civil Appeal
Technically, Ancillary Relief no longer exists. It used to be the name of the application made by one party of a divorcing couple, asking the Court to resolve the financial issues relating to their marriage i.e. claims for capital, for spousal maintenance
There have been a number of recent high profile cases where an ex-partner in a divorce has hidden money or assets to avoid them being included in the joint assets that will be divided by the court or an arbitrator. Among these
Earmarking is now called a Pension Attachment Order: it is when the Court orders a pension provider to pay part of an individual’s pension to their former spouse. It is quite uncommon now, as the order stops when the main pension holder
The Court of Appeal recently ordered that a divorced wife should receive additional money from her former husband, despite agreeing a settlement almost 15 years ago. She was initially awarded £230,000 in 2002 in addition to £1,100 in monthly maintenance. She went
The Minister says to the Groom/Bride: N, will you take N to be your wife/husband? Will you love her/him, comfort her/him, honour and protect her/him and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her/him as long as you both shall live? (The Marriage Service ©
“For the [guild of lawyers], their work is very much what it is for all lawyers, which is to say, doing things slowly for a lot of money“ – Terry Pratchett Let’s face it, lawyers have a bad reputation. They are pedantic,
A new study from financial advisors PayPlan has revealed a surprising number of single parents in the UK are not receiving Child Maintenance despite being eligible for it. The study revealed over a fifth of single parents (21.4%) are not receiving any child
This is one of those “I wish I knew about this ahead of time” blogs. The financial blows of a divorced dad become the financial woes of the stepmom. For a lot of women, finances aren’t initially a part of the landscape
In my role as a family lawyer, I am often asked by clients about prenuptial agreements. The idea of a nuptial agreement regularly provokes a range of emotive responses. Those who are not open to the idea start by questioning whether they