Divorce, for many people, is seldom taken into consideration during the first throes of marital bliss. It is, nonetheless, a phenomenon that many will endure - roughly a third of all UK marriages end in divorce. While unfortunate, this does not mean that divorce needs to be a battle to end to a once well-intentioned partnership.... Read More
Humans may well be complex individuals, but one thing that us warm-blooded beings share is our evolutionary urge to form bonds. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that so many of us crave and seek out the partnership and stability that marriage affords. And, if we’re really lucky, we form these marital bonds out of friendship and love.... Read More
Divorce often carries connotations of negativity, sadness and failure. When we think of divorce and the termination of a marital union, it is rare to imagine the process as amicable, smooth, and non-adversarial. However, the idea of ending a marriage without confrontation is not an impossible feat and can most definitely be... Read More
Being on the frontline of breakups, divorce lawyers see people at their worst, when everything’s gone sour and their marriages are truly beyond repair. But that’s not the whole story. It may seem ironic, but divorce lawyers also do a lot of mending – and witness a good few reconciliations. It may be hard to believe, but... Read More
In a synchronised statement published earlier today on their social media feeds, Bill and Melinda Gates announced they will divorce after 27 years of marriage. The pair, who married in 1994, have an estimated worth of over $100 billion and have three adult children: Jennifer, Rory and Phoebe. Despite vowing to “continue our work... Read More
Ayesha Vardag, Founder and President of Vardags, was the latest guest to appear on Channel 4’s leading podcast Ways to Change the World, hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. From Ayesha’s career and background, which has also been the subject of profiles by the BBC and the Sunday Times, to whether counselling should be mandatory for... Read More
From the micro the macro, there are countless reasons why a marriage might break down. When it comes to divorce petitions however, the complexities of life are distilled into five grounds for divorce: adultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion, separation for a period of two years or separation for a period of five years (in this instance, your... Read More
New figures published by the Office for National Statistics reveal a sharp rise in the total number of divorces between opposite-sex couples in 2019. Compared to the previous year, in which 90,781 opposite-sex couples divorced, 2019 saw 107,599 couples dissolve their marriage, an increase of 18.4 per cent. This annual increase is the... Read More
With time running out for the UK to agree a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, the prospect of no-deal is becoming increasingly likely. The UK’s future relationship with the European Union will have a significant impact across the board, and family law is no exception. So what are the implications for divorce if the UK does not agree... Read More
Divorce, inevitably, is a time of change. Yet, when it comes to the financial aspects of divorce, the courts try to retain stability: indeed, until it was superseded in 1984, the Matrimonial Causes Act instructed the court to “place the parties…in the financial position in which they had been if the marriage had not broken... Read More