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Caitlin Southall looks at the pensions gender gap in the context of divorce...

Concerns raised as many are left with few rights when their relationship ends. By Catherine Baksi

Further work is needed, particularly on financial implications, but the new divorce law is a marked improvement, writes Sam Hall

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On Sunday 14 May, in celebration of National Children’s Day UK, events and activities will take place nationwide to highlight the importance of a “healthy childhood” and to “protect the rights and freedoms of children and young people”.

The ‘one couple, one lawyer’ approach is more amicable, they say

Overall, 41% of marriages end in divorce by their 25th anniversary, according to the Office for National Statistics. That means many people have a second - or even third - chance to dip their toe into the dating scene.

Cygnet Law’s Melanie Wood discusses everything you need to know about no fault divorce

Family Lawyers in England and Wales celebrated the coming into the force of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 on 6 April 2022. Following a lengthy campaign, the reform to divorce law in England and Wales was finally introduced (after being delayed on several occasions) meaning that those in England and Wales would be able to apply for a divorce on a ‘no fault’ basis.

Kanisa George Very few things in life could be as gruelling and soul-sucking as an acrimonious divorce. When an affair of the heart goes kaput, the parties involved frequently experience extreme emotional turmoil caused by the breakdown of their relationship. Even the very process of getting a divorce can be somewhat off-putting, for, at least