60 seconds with Clare Peckett, head of family law at Switalskis, in an exclusive for the published group of online newspapers, reflecting on 2022.

Good Divorce Week (28 Nov – 2 Dec), is an annual awareness campaign run by Resolution, an organisation that represents over 6500 family professionals.

The introduction of the ‘no fault’ divorce system has also brought the opportunity for divorcing couples to submit a joint divorce application.

On the 25th June 2020, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill became the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. 

If you are considering a divorce, any interests that you or your spouse have in a business will need careful consideration. Owning a business – or even being a shareholder – can mean that there is more to think about than if you and your spouse were employed in conventional jobs.

Coronavirus is hitting the headlines across the world and has now been upgraded to pandemic status by the World Health Organisation. Understandably many are concerned about the potential risk to their children and families.

Christmas stress can lead to an uptake in divorce proceedings with the first working Monday of the year being the date most people will take the first step toward divorce proceedings.

Divorce laws in England and Wales will be changed so as to reduce the need for blame in divorces.