For whatever reason, more and more of us are choosing to show our commitment to our loved one through living together rather than going the whole hog with a lavish wedding. And if you’ve lived with your partner for several years, bought a house together, had children together and contributed equally to the family income, [...]
All About Civil Partnerships
The legalities of same sex partnerships The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on the 5 December 2005 – a case of ‘better late than never’ for the thousands of gay couples wanting to celebrate their commitment to one other. What is a Civil Partnership? A civil partnership is formed when two people of [...]
Prenuptial Agreements
Frightened of commitment? Is a Prenuptial Agreement the answer? Let’s face it, it’s hardly romantic, but in addition to ordering the button holes and working out on which table you can sit Great Aunt Beatrice, sitting down with your partner to thrash out who gets what in the event your marriage fails is an increasingly [...]
Judicial Separation
What happens if your marriage is a terrible mistake and you want to separate before your 1 st anniversary? Believe it or not, quite a number of marriages never even make it to their 1 st anniversary. Usually one or the other party realises that they’ve made a terrible mistake and the hearts and flowers [...]
Separation Agreements Following Marriage Breakdown
When things start going wrong, is there an alternative to divorce? Because life is never always black and white, you may find yourself at a low point in your relationship where things are going badly but you don’t yet want the finality of divorce. In such situations, you may find that a Separation Agreement provides [...]
Children And Divorce
What happens when both Mum and Dad want custody? Unfortunately, divorce isn’t just about a clean break from the person you chose to marry. More often than not, children have come along in the meantime and yet they don’t really get a say in the matter. Dealing with the arrangements in relation to children following [...]
Financial Aspects Of Divorce
A divorce may save you heartache, but what about the financial cost? Probably the single biggest cause of divorce is money. Spiralling debts – or even a simple difference of opinion as to whether to shop in Tescos or Waitrose, Primark or Prada – can send blood pressure soaring and feed stress. But making the [...]
Divorce Procedure – What’s Involved In Getting Divorced?
Sadly, divorce statistics remain on the increase with at least one in three marriages in the UK ending in a split. There are many theories behind the statistics, but one view is that couples are no longer prepared to work so hard at the commitment; many now go into marriage with the attitude that if [...]
