Tracey Miller Blog

For many couples facing a long-winded or complicated divorce, the moment the divorce is settled and the decree absolute comes through is a huge relief. It signifies the end of the battle and the moment that both can move on with their lives.

A new study has suggested that if a close friend or family member gets divorced, it could increase the chances of your own marriage faltering. This phenomenon is known as ‘domino divorce’. To many people, this sounds wildly implausible – but is there a grain of truth in this suggestion? Wirral divorce lawyer Tracey Miller takes a closer look at the research.

New research from Prudential has revealed that divorced people who are planning to retire this year could have up to £3,800 a year less in retirement income than those who’ve never divorced.

In what has been described as the biggest divorce case in the UK, a court has awarded the ex-wife of a millionaire Russian oligarch a settlement of £453 million. The case has garnered press attention not only because of the vast sums of money involved, but also because of the mystery around the true wealth of Russian gas and oil tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov – who was reportedly ‘forced’ by the court…

Many people, including those who have been through it themselves, see divorce as an unavoidably stressful, difficult and upsetting time. While feelings of sadness at the end of a relationship are perfectly common and natural, does a divorce always have to be a bad experience? Does it always have to involve argument, disagreement and bad feeling, or is it possible to have an amicable divorce?