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Every month, our founder, David Margo, answers your questions and shares practical guidance on the financial and personal issues surrounding divorce.
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A note on legal advice - These articles are for general information only. They do not constitute legal advice, and the appropriate steps in any individual case will depend on the specific circumstances of that case. If you are concerned about any of the following issues, by all means discuss them with us and take independent legal advice.
Settling your divorce through mediation
The family courts are under serious pressure. Delays in the system have become unacceptably long and as a result divorcing couples are now actively encouraged to reach a settlement without involving the courts at all.
Grandparents’ rights
With nearly half of all marriages ending in divorce and approximately 100,000 divorces occurring each year, the ripple effects extend far beyond the immediate family.
Don’t waste money when divorcing in 2024
Over the last 15 years or so, the divorce process has changed enormously. Here are some of the key steps that can now be taken to save money on legal fees:
Neutral evaluation
Neutral Evaluation is a little-known process that can save both parties spending fortunes appointing their own lawyers to fight on their behalf.
How to divorce without spending a fortune on legal fees
Clients often say that they want to be reasonable in reaching a settlement and don’t want to end up in court and waste money on lawyers. They ask, ‘What is the best way to divorce?
Mediation for divorce
With the head of the family courts estimating that 20% of marriage break- ups are wrongly ending up in court, mediation provides a good cheap and quick way of reaching a divorce settlement.
Divorce – try almost anything before turning to the courts
Separating couples should “try almost anything” before turning to the courts, the president of the Family Division has said, arguing that there has “got to be a better way”.
Have you got clients who are concerned about the delay and mounting cost of resolving an ongoing divorce dispute?
As a result of Covid, the wait for a court hearing date is worse than ever so, just like opting for private medicine instead of the NHS, did you know that they can avoid the court backlog by ‘buying’ a private hearing?