Spousal maintenance awards explained
Spousal maintenance orders are an issue in many divorces. Here, Philip Rutter explains how the courts approach maintenance orders and when they will... Read more »
Spousal maintenance orders are an issue in many divorces. Here, Philip Rutter explains how the courts approach maintenance orders and when they will... Read more »
There are over five and a half million small businesses in the UK, many of them family-owned or managed. Combined they contribute some 50% of the... Read more »
Data published this week by the Ministry of Justice points to a sharp increase in the number of divorces over the past 12 months. Economic uncertainty... Read more »
The Government has said that it intends to undertake an extensive review of the 50-year-old legislation that determines how assets are divided on... Read more »
The Family Courts are stretched beyond capacity with hearings often being taken out of the court list on the eve of a hearing and adjourned to a date... Read more »
The Office for National Statistics has released data on divorce rates in England and Wales for 2021. It shows there were 113,505 divorces for the... Read more »
Continuing economic uncertainty is having a significant impact on divorcing couples. Here, Philip Rutter explains what this means for financial... Read more »
Deliberate attempts to mislead a spouse in financial claims that are made on divorce are thankfully rare. Yet they can happen, creating an acrimonious... Read more »
Family businesses come in all shapes and sizes and in the event of a divorce the courts can adopt any one of a number of approaches to the business. ... Read more »
To save on costs, people getting divorced are sometimes tempted to avoid using solicitors, but is this a wise decision? When going through a divorce,... Read more »