Tracey Miller Blog

It has recently been announced that there will be soon be a brand-new divorce court, one that focuses solely on one of the most difficult, complicated and acrimonious aspects of the divorce process – money. The new Financial Remedies Courts will deal only with disputes between the two parties over the division of assets, settlements and other financial matters.

An Australian couple who have been locked in a dispute over their divorce for as long as they were originally married have finally reached a settlement, in one of the country’s longest running and most expensive divorce cases.

According to pensions provider Scottish Widows, around 70% of divorcing couples don’t discuss how their pensions will be divided. This oversight appears to be affecting women more than men, with female divorcees potentially losing out on a collective £5 billion a year.

New figures have revealed that divorce figures among opposite-sex couples in England and Wales has risen for the first time since 2009 – but what is to blame? One possible reason for the increase according to the relationship charity Relate is household debt.

Divorce is rarely a simple, cut-and-dried process. Separating from a partner of many years, for whom you cared about deeply and have shared a life, children and a home with, is always going to be difficult. Having a helpful and reliable divorce solicitor on your side can make the legal side of things easier, but what if you change your mind? What do you do if you have second thoughts about getting…