Pre-Nuptial Agreements – For or Against?

Recent reports in the media state that more couples are signing pre-nuptial agreements although ‘pre-nups’ are not yet legally binding in England and Wales.
There are arguments for and against pre-nuptial agreements. On the one hand it’s a way of safeguarding the assets that you had before you met your fiancée. On the other hand, why [...]

Guest Post – Pensions on Divorce

By Katie Surey, Field Seymour Parkes Solicitors, Katie.surey@fsp-law.com 
Pensions might be boring to some but they become distinctly less boring as retirement age approaches.  Pensions also tend to become a major focus of attention in divorce proceedings.  The desire for a decent income in retirement will be shared by both parties involved in a divorce.  This [...]

Divorce Fairs

I’ve just read that the UK’s second Divorce Fair is to take place in Leicester in June.  More details here. 
 
The first Divorce Fair took place in Brighton (The Starting Over Show) and was a real success.  There was some criticism before the event, with people worried that the show would encourage people to get [...]

Common Divorce Worries

Divorce is stressful.  There is the stress of the unknown – Will you have to sell the house?  How will you cope alone?  How will you manage financially?  Will you be able to come to amicable arrangements about the children?  Your emotions are all over the place and you are having to deal with the [...]

Divorce: Selling the marital home

As if going through a divorce isn’t traumatic enough, it often leads to being forced to ‘downsize’ which is challenging both emotionally and practically.
 
You will usually have chosen the marital home as a couple and often will have raised a family there.  Every room holds memories, both happy and sad.  There will be furniture, [...]

Pensions and Divorce

Just eight per cent of divorce settlements fully consider the assets of a spouse’s pension fund.
Here Karen Agnew-Griffith, of family law specialists Woolley & Co, Solicitors explains how to make pensions count.
There are no hard and fast rules regarding your financial rights in the breakdown of a relationship.
There will often be a range of possible [...]