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In any divorce the parties can agree financial division of the marital pot informally between themselves. However, for it to ultimately be biding it needs to be approved by a judge at court. Although you can bring an application for financial remedy years after the divorce it is much more straightforward to deal with it at the time of the…
Well, the system is stacked against us. All of us. It’s complicated, outdated, and inefficient, which is both time consuming and potentially very costly. No, this is not some conspiracy theory. This is just how it is: The divorce system encourages fighting. At its core, divorce is a lawsuit: X versus Y. And lawsuits are fights. Even the formal documents that frame…
Getting over a divorce is something that is going to be different for each person. Some people will have a more difficult time coming to terms with the end of a marriage. Even so, there are important steps that you can take toward healing. Look at these eight steps that you can take that will make moving on after divorce…
The goal of any abuser is to gain power and control in a relationship. Our advice is as follows. Firstly, What is Financial Abuse in a Marriage? Financial abuse occurs in most controlling or assaultive relationships. It often involves the victim being cut off from their finances, which creates an unhealthy amount of dependency on the aggressor. Other examples of financial…
For the first time ever in England and Wales, a fixed fee model covering the whole divorce process from start to finish is now available for separating couples. With this radical new way of funding marriage breakdown, pioneered by Leicestershire-based divorce lawyer, Fair Result, no fees are paid until the Final Order is signed off by the court. Fair Result was…
Did Your Relationship Suffer in Lockdown? Here are some things to thing about when you maybe embarking on a very emotional and stressful journey. But the more you plan at this stage the easier the journey can be. So, think about the following points and prepare for your first meeting. What caused the relationship to come to an end? What…
The Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 has been passed by Parliament. The new no-fault divorce regime is due to be implemented and take effect in Autumn 2021, but will it really change the landscape of divorce and separation. In the view of Fair Result probably not. Whilst the aims of the bill are manifestly on the right lines. Taking…
The Family Solutions Group (‘FSG’) report, entitled What about me? Reframing Support for Families following Parental Separation clearly realises the need for overhaul in the current matrimonial court system essentially focussing on the need to resolve issues by negotiated consent before troubling the overburdened court and tribunal system. All seems well so far what can possibly be wrong with trying to reach…
Following a major overhaul of divorce financing in 2012 where legal aid was removed from most matrimonial proceedings including divorce, courts across England and Wales have seen a year-on-year growth of litigants in person. This attempt to reduce costs inevitably leads to the process becoming far more emotive stressful and often way more protracted than it needs. Litigants in person…
Divorce and ending a marriage can be an emotionally difficult time however long the marriage was Long or short your world is about to change even if it is not really what you wanted or even expected. Your initial dreams and plans are shattered, and you are just about the start a process of what physiatrists describe as being one…