Currently in the UK there is an increasing upward trend for the over 60s to divorce (silver separators). A generation or two ago this was not the consideration that it is today. This trend has come about for a variety of reasons. 

In December 2015 a significant change was made to the law, making controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship a crime.

In another article for leading immigration news site Free Movement, Karma Hickman in our Immigration team discusses the post-Brexit situation for EEA citizens married to Brits, now that the situation is clear.

What is the position of EU spouses of British citizens following Brexit?

The 2016 referendum sent shock waves through the European community in the UK, but now that the dust has settled, the picture is far less alarming than appeared at first.

In international cases where more than one country may have jurisdiction to deal with a divorce, London will be an attractive destination for the financially weaker spouse.

When couples separate one of the most important factors to them is the way the other party has behaved.

Cohabiting couples are the fastest growing family type in the UK with more than 3.3 million cohabiting families, more than twice the amount there were 20 years ago.

If you are getting married in the near future, your preparations may include obtaining advice on whether a pre-nuptial agreement (pre-nup) is advisable.

Since 3 January 2019 single parents have been able to apply for a Parental Order following a surrogacy arrangement.

Most of my clients are understandably anxious about whether they will be expected to pay, (or will receive) spousal maintenance for the rest of their lives after divorce.

Family lawyers have to explain every day to unmarried cohabitants that they don’t have the same rights as married people if their relationship breaks down.