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Divorce advice in Swindon – Law shop idea to trial

Feb

2013

Divorce Online have been giving divorce advice in Swindon for over 14 years now, but most of our customers come from all over the UK and other parts of the world. With the looming legal aid cuts coming, people in our town are going to need to bae able to get free or low ...

Memoirs of a Psychologist: Effects of Divorce on Men

Feb

2013

UK Divorce – Queries have plummeted on Google

Feb

2013

It appears the number of people typing in divorce related keywords into the Google search engine have plummeted over the last 6 months having risen dramatically in 2012 according to the trends tool provided by the search engine. The increase in 2012 is dramatic compared to the previous 3-4 years which remain at a constant ...

Weston-super-Mare is the divorce capital of Britain and we know why!

Feb

2013

The seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare has earned a new accolade as the UK’s divorce capital. According to figures published by the Ministry of Justice, only Birmingham with population more than 10 times that of Weston, registered more divorce applications last year. The official list of divorce numbers by population centre was released as part of ...

How much maintenance should I be paying?

Feb

2013

After a divorce/separation, the party with the highest income can make maintenance payments (‘periodical payments’) to the lower/non-earning partner. These payments can continue for life; not like other financial settlements, so it’s an ongoing liability. There are three main factors you may wish to think about when considering maintenance: 1) Should you be paying/receiving maintenance? ...

Divorce and property prices – yes they are linked.

Feb

2013

The UK has seen a decrease in divorce rates from a high of 141,000 in 2007 to a low of 117,000 in 2011 and economists in various studies have linked the decrease to the effects of economic contraction and a decrease in property prices It therefore follows that when economies start to improve and move ...

Clean break and a short marriage – How the court will look at a case 2

Feb

2013

Where a marriage has been short and there are no children a Financial Clean Break Order may be ordered by the court. If there have been children born during the marriage it may be considered reasonable that she should be able to support herself within a certain period of time – in this instance a ...

Senior judge in America suggests de-lawyering the courts

Feb

2013

A senior judge is the US state of Delaware has caused controversy by suggesting the state should begin to think about de-lawyering problem solving courts and making the system more accessible to members of the public. Speaking on behalf of the Conference of Chief Justices, Chief Justice Steele said court funding is essential, yet lawmakers ...

Capital gains tax and divorce – A guide to capital gains tax for divorced couples

Feb

2013

When you dispose of an asset in the UK you have to pay what is known as capital gains tax on the gain or profit made. This is effectively a tax on unearned income. Any transfer of assets between spouses is generally treated as though no loss or gain has been made, so no tax is payable, ...