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Divorce is in decline in England – US study shows the decline is counter cyclical.

Apr

2013

Divorce is in decline in England according to figures from the Office of National Statistics, and it is all do to with counter cyclical economic cycles if US studies on divorce are to be believed. In their 2011 paper, entitled Boom, Busts and Divorce, Judith K. Hellerstein, University of Maryland and NBER and Melinda Morrill, ...

Cohabitation agreements – It is time unmarried couples protected themselves.

Apr

2013

For whatever reason, so many unmarried couples believe the myth of the “common law wife”, and are surprised to find out that they are entitled to very little when they split up from their long term partners. How many times have I heard a partner say, ” I will be ok, I am a common ...

Kim Barnett pleads guilty to harassing his ex wife.

Mar

2013

Kim Barnett, a former England cricketer has been fined £380 after pleading guilty to harassing his ex-wife by putting a picture of her in his car beside an image of a witch. He was also ordered to pay £250 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge after pleading guilty to harassing Janet Barnett during August ...

Problem with divorce maintenance payments

Mar

2013

Agreeing to divorce is never an easy process, even if the split is mutually agreeable and amicable in every sense. No matter how straightforward you imagine the divorce may be, a clean break is undoubtedly the best outcome for both parties. However, depending on the circumstances, this may not always be possible, and ...

Divorce in Scotland – quicker and easier than England? 1

Mar

2013

So, you need a divorce and you and the ex don’t want to say anything nasty about each other. Which divorce jurisdiction in the UK is going to allow you to do that? Well don your kilt, dust of the bagpipes and have a wee dram, because the answer is divorce in Scotland. The land ...

Children of divorced parents are more likely to smoke

Mar

2013

Children of divorced parents are more likely to smoke, according to a study produced by the University of Toronto. The odds of taking up smoking are 48 per cent greater for boys and 39 per cent greater for girls of divorced parents than for those where the parents have managed to stay together, according to ...

No fault divorce – Does it exist in England and Wales?

Mar

2013

Can I get a no fault divorce? Unfortunately England and Wales does not operate a no fault divorce system at present. Unlike many other divorce jurisdictions around the world, England and Wales operates a fault based system. The only ground for divorce with an element of no fault, is the ground of 2 years separation ...

Legal aid cuts could spell disaster according to top Judge

Mar

2013

Legal aid cuts could make people feel they cannot access justice and then “take the law into their own hands”, the UK’s most senior judge has said. Legal aid in England and Wales will be restricted in a range of civil cases from April to cut a current £2bn bill. Lord Neuberger warns on Legal ...

How to start a divorce in England and Wales

Mar

2013

When a marriage goes sour it’s important to know when to call it a day. A new life on your own can be daunting but it is better than living out a failed relationship day-to-day. Solicitors make a lot of money from divorce cases, as most people in the UK don’t know how to start ...

Divorce costs criticised by legal Ombudsman

Feb

2013

A report by the Legal Ombudsman released today has criticised some divorce Solicitors for charging excessive fees and not being transparent with clients on their divorce costs. The report highlights some dramatic cases where clients have not received cost estimates or have been overcharged and the Ombudsman has highlighted the problem of the hourly rate ...