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Unreasonable Behaviour is one of the grounds used in divorce petitions to show marriage has irretrievably broken down, granting the court the power to dissolve a marriage. Its behaviour means you can no longer be reasonably expected to live with your spouse. Traditionally it is the ground most used, making up nearly 50% of all divorce applications and until the…
If you’re looking to get divorced now, you must meet certain criteria to legally end your marriage. Although, the good news is that the UK government passed a ‘no fault’ divorce legislation in 2020, which should finally come into effect in April 2022. The new divorce legislation removed the need to provide evidence if you’re trying to get separated on…
If you have decided divorce is the only way forward, don’t make stupid divorce mistakes along the way. Why the stupid things? Because going through a divorce is extremely difficult. It’s an emotional, stressful, painful and unbelievably scary time, and all those emotional changes cause people to sometimes lose the plot and become different people. Otherwise, confident, sensible people turn…
Divorce negotiation is not about right or wrong, it’s about Fair Results. We spend most of our married lives negotiating with our spouses, whether that be about holidays, what new car or house, clothing and spending generally. Sometimes you ‘win’ the discussion and sometimes you give in, just to park it to use for the future. This is also true when…
Is there any real significance to how likely you’re to get divorced, depending on where you live? Well, our team took off on a New Year quest to discover the answer! We found out in which regions of England you’re most and least likely to get Divorced during the month of January. Divorce capital(s) of England. Spoiler alert: it’s South…
Your marriage seems to have turned into a disaster. The relationship isn’t working, you are arguing all the time. And it seems that there is nothing else you can do to fix your family and still be together as a couple. So now you are thinking about seperation. It could solve the problem and finally give you a happy life.…
When we say that January is THE Divorce month of the year, we aren’t exaggerating. Over recent years, January has unofficially become synonymous with divorce. ‘Divorce Day’ falls on the first Monday of the year, with Tuesday 4th January 2022 being the next. Divorce related search queries on Google saw more than a 25% increase from December 2020 to…
As many people know the concept of no-fault divorce was supposed to be enshrined in law by the Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 with implementation soon thereafter. Now though the government hopes the new landscape for no-fault divorce may be capable of implementation by April 2022. The reason for the delay is so the courts can build the necessary…
In our latest editorial for Mersey Life, we look at some of our recent cases and questions where odd, but important, legal issues have arisen. Pensions & Pension Sharing Pots Often in divorce one of the biggest subjects for discussion are pensions and pension sharing orders. We hear it all the time, “I want a share of their pension” and…
Well not as long as it’s taking now! We are currently involved in a case where we had a case adjourned on the 6th of September 4 hours before it was scheduled to happen – just a phone call saying the case had been removed from the list because the court couldn’t accommodate it and it still has no new hearing…