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Going through a divorce can be emotionally challenging, and the added burden of court fees can make the process even more daunting. However, in the UK, there is a solution to alleviate this financial strain: Court Fee Exemption for Divorce. In this blog post, we will explore what court fee

Divorce has been a much-discussed topic over the past week! The recently-appointed chair of family law group Resolution, Nigel Shepherd, used his inaugural speech to lambast the absence of no-fault divorces in English and Welsh law, whilst recently divorced former-footballer Gary Lineker's statements concerning the extortionate cost of divorce and

For the past 20 months, thousands of couples that have pursued divorces - and more importantly asked the court to rule on how their assets should be divided - have been providing the courts and the judges ruling on their cases with wrong information through no fault of their own.

Since its emergence around a decade ago, Facebook has been accused of being one of the major causes of divorce in the UK. For some time, people believed that this was because spouses were using the site to connect with old flames, flirt with new ones and, in short, engage

To those that are unfamiliar with the rules surrounding divorce in England and Wales, it may seem odd that a Petitioner may choose to file for a divorce on the basis that they and their spouse have been living separately for either two or more years, or five or more.

The effects of the UK's fault-based divorce system is set to be scrutinised via a two-year study, it has been revealed. The study, which is to be funded by the Nuffield Foundation and conducted by family law organisation Resolution, has been commissioned in order to assess whether fault-based divorce petitions

Prior studies that analysed the relationship between the age at which a couple marry and their likelihood of divorce almost exclusively suggested that the risk of divorce diminished the older the couple were. Now, though, a study has suggested that this is no longer the case. By analysing data gleaned

Edit: At time of edit, in 2018, court fees have risen again to £550 The cost of filing a divorce in England and Wales is set to rise by £140 after the government announced changes to court fees. The fee for filing for a divorce - which currently stands at

Divorce Solicitors - who have long proclaimed that their services are superior to those offered by their competitors - have been dealt a blow following it having been revealed that four out of every ten divorce petitions they send to court are returned to them due to errors. This finding,

Adolescents whose parents divorce are more likely to suffer from various health problems including headaches, insomnia, tension, dizziness and a loss of appetite according to a study undertaken at the University of Stockholm. Researchers utilised data concerning 150,000 12 to 15-year olds, collected as part of a national classroom survey,

No-fault divorces and increased legal rights for cohabiting couples should be introduced without delay according to a leading organisation within the field of family law. Resolution, who serve as a representative organisation for solicitors, online divorce companies and other institutions have claimed that the law concerning divorce must change and

At Quickie Divorce, we have long espoused the benefits of Consent Orders. Once obtained, they formalise any agreements that spouses have reached with regards to the division of their assets and negate any future claims. The peace of mind that these orders (also colloquially known as Clean Breaks or Clean