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Putting the prenup out of the picture, Aniston will wed Theroux without protection

By Family Department | Published: May 16, 2013

It’s really not to be advised, but actress Jennifer Aniston is reported to have eschewed her fiancé’s offer of a prenuptial agreement and will enter her second marriage without the financial protection of a prenup. A source close to Ms Aniston told OK! magazine that she has declared “I’m choosing love, not money. And people [...]

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Ecotricity owner will not pay maintenance

By Family Department | Published: May 15, 2013

Dale Vince, owner of Ecotricity – a green energy company – has this week won his appeal against his ex-wife Kathleen Wyatt’s claim for maintenance. The couple, who married in 1981, had split up by 1984, and when the divorce was finalised in 1992, Mr Vince was not ordered to pay maintenance since he was [...]

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Learning lessons to avoid the need for divorce solicitors second time around

By Family Department | Published: April 30, 2013

Figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown that second marriages have a better chance of going the distance as around 45% of first marriages end in divorce compared with 31% of second marriages and a report from the Marriage Foundation reveals some possible reasons why second-time-around spouses are less likely to need a [...]

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Another sensational ‘quickie divorce’ headline turns out not to be so astonishing

By Family Department | Published: April 25, 2013

Any good divorce solicitor will tell you there is no such thing as a ‘quickie divorce’, even if you are a celebrity. However, the tabloids have done it again and used the erroneous term in the case of Myleene Klass and her impending divorce from husband Graham Quinn. Under English and Welsh family law there [...]

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More advice needed once divorce solicitors have done their work

By Family Department | Published: April 16, 2013

Research carried out by the Phoenix Group has shown that once women get divorced many are left worse off than before and that their long-term financial security is put in jeopardy because there is a lack of advice given on future planning. The report found that around 42 percent of divorced women were worse off [...]

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Divorce tweets are now the norm

By Family Department | Published: April 11, 2013

Comments made on Twitter have made headlines recently for all the wrong reasons, yet prominent people still seem to use the social microblogging service to announce all sorts of personal information. And now, it seems, it’s the place to let the world know that your decree absolute has come through and that you are officially [...]

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The end of legal aid in divorce is no joke

By Family Department | Published: April 5, 2013

April 1st saw the end of legal aid being available to divorcing couples who require legal assistance to help them sort out the arrangements for children after relationship breakdown (except in cases involving domestic violence or child abduction). Some solicitors suggest that the civil legal aid cuts will encourage some parties to take “the law [...]

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Number of ‘silver’ divorcees has increased

By Family Department | Published: March 25, 2013

According to data from the Office of National Statistics, divorce solicitors in London and the rest of the UK should have seen an increase in the number of over 60s seeking separation from their spouses. In comparison with 2011, the amount of ‘silver’ divorcees increased by 58% in 2012. This is thought to be due [...]

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Demi and Kutcher head to divorce court for financial settlement decision

By Family Department | Published: March 13, 2013

As high-profile divorces go the latest financial settlement battle between actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher could be a doozy. Kutcher was a relatively little-known young actor and model when he met the megastar actress Moore in 2003. She was a Hollywood A-lister and worth considerably more than Kutcher at the time. Yet, during the [...]

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Multimillionaire ‘man from Del Monte’ finally says “yes” in divorce settlement

By Family Department | Published: March 5, 2013

The four-year divorce settlement legal battle between the South African-born chief executive of Del Monte, Vivian Imerman and his estranged wife Lisa Tchenguiz, has finally ended with Ms Tchenguiz reportedly set to receive £15 million. Over the course of the divorce litigation various upsets have occurred, including Ms Tchinguez’s brothers, Vincent and Robert, being accused [...]

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