
How are debts dealt with in divorce settlements?
Divorce negotiations often focus on who gets what from the matrimonial pot, but what if one or both partners have a considerable debt?

Divorce negotiations often focus on who gets what from the matrimonial pot, but what if one or both partners have a considerable debt?

Understanding the distinction between matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets is important as this can determine which assets are divided in a divorce settlement.

The first working Monday of a New Year has earned the unfortunate nickname of ‘Divorce Day’. In 2025, it will fall on Monday 6th January.

What are the non-court dispute resolution methods available to help decide family matters such as child arrangements or the division of finances?

What is Parental Responsibility, who has it and what are the implications for parents?

Commencing a divorce online has made it easier and cheaper to divorce, but just because you can DIY it, doesn’t mean that you should.

In our podcast we talk about the financial aspects of a divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership.

Nikah, Mehr, Talak, Khula and how they interplay with divorce laws in England & Wales.

Whereas marriages are ended by divorce, civil partnerships are ended by dissolution

Courts affected include Civil Courts, Magistrates’ Courts, Family Courts, Probate Registry, Court of Protection
and Tribunals