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The continuous growth of the internet has had a significant effect on divorce applications with Legal personnel specialising in family law having stated that the vast majority of petitions that they prepared in 2010 made some reference to social networking sites. Emma Patel, the head of family law at Hart

Edit: At time of edit, in 2018, court fees have risen again to £550 You've filed for a divorce and, best of all, were exempt from paying the court's fees as you were unemployed and receiving income-based jobseeker's allowance. A fortnight later, your divorce is progressing nicely. The courts have

Every day, it seems, new and adverse effects of government cuts are being identified. Now, many legal professionals are claiming that the lack of funding available to the family courts will result in it taking far longer for couples to divorce, even if the matter is entirely uncontested. Following these

Half of all people that have become divorced regret their decision to end their marriages according to a recent survey. As part of the study, researchers interviewed 2,000 participants from throughout the UK all of whom have either obtained a divorce or decided to end a relationship that had lasted

Reports have indicated that prenuptial agreements - which are prepared before a couple marry and determine how their assets will be divided in the event of a divorce - may soon become legally binding. Should a couple form such an agreement before marrying then it is, of course, significantly less

Under normal circumstances: yes, you will be informed if your spouse files for a divorce. Whilst it is rare for one spouse to divorce another without their knowledge, however, it is indeed possible for a divorce to proceed without one spouse being notified under certain circumstances. If, for example, both

Whilst a person that is seeking a divorce can no longer rely on legal aid to pay their solicitor's fees, they may still be entitled to some support under this scheme in the form of mediation. Should a couple be willing to engage in mediation then they will be required

Many people are looking to save money when getting a divorce and it should therefore come as no surprise to hear that potential customers regularly ask us whether or not they can use our services when their husband/wife does not agree to a divorce or they are simply no longer

Here at Quickie Divorce, we're regularly asked whether or not it is necessary for a couple to have been separated for a set period of time before they can divorce one another. We can confirm that, when filing for a divorce in either England or Wales, there is no such

Following your Decree Nisi having been granted, you will be able to finalise your divorce by applying for your Decree Absolute six weeks and one day from this date. As people are understandably keen to know when they will receive confirmation of the fact that their divorce has been finalised,

Unfortunately, as January is undoubtedly the month within which courts throughout England and Wales receive the most divorce petitions, the vast majority of individuals that start divorce proceedings this month are likely to find that the process takes longer. In Quickie Divorce's experience, filing in January - or, indeed, February

If you and your spouse were married abroad you will, under most circumstances, still be able to file for a divorce in either England or Wales. As we're regularly asked what circumstances would prevent a court based in this jurisdiction from hearing a divorce application or whether or not this