Women start 61% of divorce proceedings. For the past 100 years* in the UK, women have been granted majority of divorces every year. In 2016 (the latest year for which we have statistics) 61% of divorce petitions were filed by…
Glossary of legal terms and phrases commonly used in divorce, family law and cases about children. This glossary focusses on private family law terms and phrases. Private law cases are brought by private individuals, generally in connection with divorce or the…
Nearly half of all UK marriages end in divorce. However, the likelihood of getting divorced varies during the course of a marriage. Official statistics show that after a brief honeymoon period during a young marriage, couples are most at risk…
In this article we discuss the divorce myths which we encounter most frequently when first speaking to our family law clients in Milton Keynes. 1. A “quickie divorce” does not exist This is a term which has no meaning in…
In England & Wales we have a fault based divorce system. Alleging unreasonable behaviour by a spouse is a method of demonstrating fault. In our system, evidence needs to be put before the court to demonstrate that there are grounds…
Marriage rates are the best indicators of annual trends because they take into account the numbers of unmarried people in the country. The UK’s Office for National Statistics has released its 2018 annual bulletin on Marriages in England & Wales.…
Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home by used by a spouse to spy on their partner? Our clients are normally already aware of the risk that their use of social media and smartphones or tablets will allow their spouse or…
The UK Office for National Statistics have released the most recent figures on divorce in the England & Wales (figures for 2016). We have highlighted some of the more interesting statistics from their publication. The estimated percentage of marriages ending…
The Bury St Edmunds Regional Divorce Centre covers London and the South East of England (including Milton Keynes). They have recently issued guidance on the divorce process and timescales, which we have set out below: “Time to process The time…
You will need to wear the right clothes and be fully prepared to get the best result for your day in court. While we will organise everything on the day of your court appearance from a legal perspective, our clients…