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Finances, Property and the ‘Clean Break’

If you have shared assets with your husband, wife or civil partner then during the submission of your divorce online, you’ll be asked by the portal whether you ‘wish to obtain a Financial Order’. Many people need a Financial Order. These Orders can state many things such as how assets should be divided, whether properties...

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Starting a Divorce

Divorces are now processed online via the government’s divorce ‘portal’ which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/divorce/file-for-divorce You will need to create a (free) account to submit a Divorce. The process of creating an account doesn’t take very long to do. After creating an account, the portal will ask you a number of simple questions about...

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Divorce 2022: A Fresh Start with New Rules

Until April 2022, getting a Divorce could be quite complicated. This article sets out the ‘then’ and ‘now’ so you can see just how much easier the process is for anyone who begins their Divorce after April 2022. Before April 2022, those wanting to get a divorce would need a reason for getting one. Acceptable...

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What is Mediation in a Divorce?

What is Mediation in a Divorce? Mediation is often mentioned, but what exactly is it? Our Divorce Law Solicitor Jeff Garland is on hand to explain, this time in a Finance and Property dispute context. Mediation is where the divorcing couple discuss how their assets (property, savings and more) will be divided alongside a trained...