Nearly half of first-time home buyers in the UK now need extra funding from parents. Knowing how to protect and/or recover loans or contributions is really important if couples subsequently separate and divorce, because the starting point of any divorce will be a fifty-fifty split of …
Understanding spousal maintenance
If you are going through a divorce, you may understandably be worried about what happens next and what the financial implications are for you going forward. This article will help you understand the issue of spousal maintenance but is no substitute for getting the right advice from a …
‘Irreconcilable differences’ and divorce
We’ve heard the phrase ‘irreconcilable differences’ from American TV and news. You may have seen in the news that we have ‘no fault’ divorce but what does it mean? Do we now say ‘irreconcilable differences’ and what does ‘no fault’ divorce mean? Let’s unravel it for you. As from 6 April …