Divorce and Dissolution
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 for divorce: an irretrievable breakdown in the relationship. You can read more about the different…
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. These latest statistics relate to marriages in 2015 and were published here on 28 February…
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 partner to spy on them. This behaviour can range the relatively benign monitoring of someone’s…
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 in divorce (assuming 2010 divorce and mortality rates throughout the duration of marriage) is 42%….
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 to complete a divorce can take anything from 6 to 9 months, or longer, dependant…
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 will need to ensure they are wearing the right clothes and are prepared practically for…
Family Courts can end a marriage in two ways – by a decree absolute of divorce, which ends a valid marriage, or by a decree of nullity, which finds that the marriage was not valid in the first place (annulment). It may be preferable to annul a marriage, rather than seek a divorce, because for…
When your family law matter finally reaches court, your case will be heard by one (or more) judges. The type of judge you encounter will depend on the court where your case is being heard. Standard family cases are heard in the County Court or a Magistrates Court, and will either be heard by a District Judge, Circuit Judge or…
How does a court deal with a situation where a child is manipulated by one parent into rejecting their other parent, otherwise known as parental alienation? A case came before the High Court in March, dealing with a 9 year old girl “IB” and her relationship with her mother and father [re B change of residence;…
1. Women are much more likely to divorce on the basis of unreasonable behaviour. 37,000 women divorced their husband on the basis of their unreasonable behaviour in 2014, representing over half of the total divorces granted to women (53%). By contrast, only 16,000 men were granted divorces on the basis of their wife’s unreasonable behaviour…
