Tracey Miller Blog

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggest that marriages in the UK are lasting longer. Divorce rates have dipped to their lowest level for 40 years, falling a huge 27% over a decade.

The end of a marriage is always a difficult time, but when the decision to grant a divorce is made in just 14 seconds, it can be even more shocking for all involved. The latest reports in the press suggest that this is just what happened in the divorce case of former Girls Aloud singer and X Factor judge Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and her estranged second husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.…

According to new figures released by The Office for National Statistics (ONS), cohabiting rather than married couples are increasing in numbers in the UK. However, despite the fact that cohabitation is the quickest growing relationship type in this country, there are not enough legal rights and protections in place for couples living together, many of which have children.

According to a new study by National Family Mediation (NFM), an organisation providing professional mediation services to families, only 20% of divorcing couples attend the legally required mediation session before going ahead with proceedings.

Dubbed the biggest celebrity divorce case in history, there have been lots of twists and turns in the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie divorce and there are no doubt many more to come. Liverpool divorce solicitors Tracey Miller explore the latest, including the news that actor and mother-of-six Jolie is said to have hired Laura Wasser, so-called ‘queen of celebrity divorce’, to represent her.