A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they divorce. Dr Jennifer Buckley and Professor Debora Price from MICRA – the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, based at The …
Court fees on the rise
The Government has published its response to its own proposal to increase court fees. They did issue a consultation paper asking for views of professional and citizen court users. Does it come as a surprise for them to say they have heard all that has been said but are increasing fees anyway? …
More money for free mediation!
An additional £800,000 in funding was announced over the weekend for the Government's family mediation scheme aimed at solving parental disputes away from court. The scheme provides separating couples with a £500 voucher for mediation services and was initially launched back in March …