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According to one senior family judge it should. It was recently reported that family law judge Sir James Munby would prefer more streamlined divorce proceedings where fighting over money and assets would be considered separately. Reform of existing divorce laws to accommodate this new approach is however unlikely anytime soon with a long history of
The typical image of the sports car driving middle-aged-man looks to be closer to the truth than ever with the number of older men seeking divorce rising fast. So what’s behind the current rise in older men divorcing? According to the latest statistics, men over 45 are now more likely to be filing for divorce
In the recently reported case of AAZ v BBZ [2016] EWHC, the wife is 44 and the husband is 61. The couple married and moved to London in 1993 when the wife was pregnant with the elder son. In 1996 the second son was born. Throughout the couple’s 20 year marriage the wife had been
While most of us will have enough self-control not to pry into anyone’s mail let alone our ex partner’s, there can be serious consequences if that partner decides they want to pursue their ex wife or husband for taking a peek. According to statistics, one in five husbands and wives admit to using all sorts
In the case of Iqbal v Iqbal, following the final hearing in March 2015, His Honour Judge Brasse had ordered the husband to pay his former wife a lump sum of £3.22m within five weeks arrears of periodical payments of £530,000 and future periodical payments of £10,000 per month in advance by standing order. Sir
There have been two recent highly reported cases which have sent out a stark reminder to couples why it is crucial to finalise financial matters upon divorce. The wife of the Lambretta millionaire was last year awarded £2.7 million 10 years after the parties divorced notwithstanding the fact, as the husband argued, a verbal agreement
This month is one of the peak times of year for divorce but while starting the divorce process can be done online, there is still a long way to go before full digital divorce becomes a reality. Nonetheless The Ministry of Justice has committed itself to reducing the stress individuals encounter during divorce proceedings as
January is traditionally the month when people make promises to themselves to make a fresh start and this can mean seeking divorce. But will this be a quieter year? The Office for National Statistics revealed a record drop in divorce rates in 2014 when divorces fell to a new 40-year low. 2014 saw 111,169 divorces
A recent article in the Times newspaper claims that couples will be able to divorce online this year under plans that could open the way for the abolition of fault-based grounds for ending marriage. The article also states that ministers are preparing a pilot project to allow divorce proceedings to be issued digitally for the
The latest release of divorce figures by the Office for National Statistics, shows that there were 111,169 divorces in England and Wales in 2014, a decrease of 3.1% compared with 2013 and a decline of 27% from a peak in 2003. Nicola Haines, on behalf of the Office for National Statistics has stated: ‘Compared with