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Is fault free divorce in everyone’s best interests?
The news that Britain’s most senior female judge wants to see ‘no blame’ divorces is being welcomed by many lawyers and critics of current divorce laws. Interviewed in The Times newspaper, Baroness...
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Will pension reforms ease the burden for silver separators?
As new laws allow the over 55s to take cash from their pension pots, research reveals that divorced people retiring this year will be financially worse off than their married peers. According to a new...
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Is top judge right that divorced parents should toughen up on teens?
The country’s top family judge Sir James Munby is urging parents to lay down the law with teenagers to make them ‘do what they don’t want to do’. Sir James was ruling in the Court of Appeal in London...
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Seven successful steps to a ‘good’ divorce
The fairy tale romance that ends in the perfect wedding conjures up a picture that most of us can relate to. We can probably all list the components of what constitutes a ‘good’ wedding and a ‘good’...
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When the gloves are off in divorce – why no one wins in a courtroom battle
A High Court judge is pulling no punches in a high profile case that shines the spotlight on the very worst aspects of a confrontational and protracted divorce. Mr Justice Holman described the...
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Advice to the Bercows: avoid divorcing under media spotlight to protect your...
Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow and his colourful wife Sally are rumoured to be divorcing following revelations in the press that she had an affair with her husband’s cousin. The couple...
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Why men only divorce firms can backfire when children are involved
The latest American export to the UK is a men-only divorce firm. Targeting men who feel let down by our family courts, lawyers in London are offering a service exclusively for husbands. Rather like...
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Alone on Father’s Day – helping dads cope with separation from their children
Father’s Day on June 21 will be a bittersweet occasion for many newly separated dads who no longer live with their children full time. After years of being with sons and daughters 24/7 in the family...
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The financial cost of international divorce – key questions answered
By Andrew Fox, barrister Increasing global mobility, which has broken down cultural and geographical barriers, has also led to an increase in the number of international family law and divorce...
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Post-nups – how they work, who needs one – and what they cost
By Sarah Dickinson, senior solicitor at Jones Myers Jones Myers LLP has been featured on the financial website This is Money which highlights how couples are signing post-nup agreements after marriage....
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Why the Court of Appeal was right to award Enas Aly the family’s entire £550k...
By Peter Jones, founder and partner The Court of Appeal’s decision to order 46 year old anaesthetist, Dr Essam Aly, to pay his ex-wife Enas every penny of the family’s entire £550k estate has been...
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Why the hike in divorce fees is unjustifiable, uncalled for – and decidedly...
By Peter Jones, founder Middle England is taking yet another blow on the chin following the announcement that the cost of getting divorced is undergoing an astronomical 34% hike, from £410 to £550k, in...
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Why ‘pet nups’ are on the rise – and how to avoid a tug-of-love
High profile celebrity divorces are prompting more people ask the question, ‘Who gets custody of the pets if we break up?’. According to recent research, one in 14 couples now have a formal pet...
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Emotional scars: the impact of the Ashley Madison fallout on children
By Peter Jones, founder Whatever the rights or wrongs of the high profile ‘outing’ of clients of Ashley Madison by The Impact Team hacking group, it is clear that the consequences are far-reaching....
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Divorce and the downside of procrastination
By Peter Jones, founder Any responsible family lawyer will always advise clients seeking a divorce to think very carefully before taking any action. They will stress the importance of couples openly...
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5 critical steps to consider when embarking on a divorce
By Peter Jones, founder Britain now has the joint highest divorce rate in the European Union. There are 2.8 divorces per 1,000 people in the UK, compared with an average of 1.8 divorces for every 1,000...
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What you need to consider as an older divorcee
By Peter Jones, founder With longer lives and longer health, vigour and mobility, it is unsurprising that separation and divorce rates among seniors are rising too. Long suppressed little irritations...
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Why arbitration guarantees privacy in divorce
By Peter Jones, founder The family law process of arbitration, which allows couples to reach a divorce settlement without the trauma of the courts, also brings privacy to the process. As one of the...
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Worthwhile or waste of time? – The Government’s new guide for divorcing couples
By Peter Jones, founder New guidance published by the Ministry of Justice aims to help divorcing couples arrange their finances easily and provides helpful information for those supporting them....
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Why jaw-jaw is always better than war-war
By Norman Taylor, consultant The countdown to Resolution’s fourth Family Dispute Resolution Week, which runs across November 23-27th , is a timely opportunity to flag up the alternatives to the...
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