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Following a lesser-known celebrity having confessed to allowing her husband to engage in extra-marital relations on a moderately popular programme on daytime TV, the internet has become awash with articles, comments and more discussing and questioning alternatives to monogamy and how such arrangements could affect marriages. It will more than

The colloquialism 'Quickie Divorce' is now widely used, both by individuals in everyday conversation and by the media in stories, blog posts, videos and more. What exactly is meant by this term. though? Stories that feature the phrase are consistently sensationalised and imply that a divorce can be finalised within

It was recently announced that the fee payable to the courts when filing for a divorce would increase from £410 to £550. Whilst this has caused great consternation amongst members of the public, the legal profession and various members of the political class alike, very few outlets have reported on

On Thursday the 17th March, Quickie Divorce were informed by a nearby county court that, as of Monday the 21st March, the fee payable when filing for a divorce would rise from £410 to £550. Sufficed to say, this decision has been subjected to significant criticism from the public and

Edit: At time of edit, in 2018, court fees have risen again to £550 When completing a divorce petition, the party applying for the divorce is provided with the opportunity to request that the court's fees be paid by the respondent; something which generates a large volume of queries here

In the event of a divorce becoming contested and rancorous, a non-earning spouse is at a significant disadvantage. An affluent party can pay for solicitors, expert witnesses and, as they can already afford to live comfortably, are under no pressure to settle. Parties that have no funds available on the

The chances of divorce following a couple having had a child has been linked to low levels of oxytocin (colloquially known as the 'love hormone') in the mother both during and shortly after pregnancy a study has revealed. The study saw a team of researchers collect saliva samples from 341

The process of obtaining a divorce is, in the vast majority of instances, highly bureaucratic. Forms are to be completed, assets disclosed and deadlines to be met, but there is one exception; one so devoid of structure and procedure that it can leave affected spouses instantaneously destitute and their marriages

Stories about high-profile divorces are extremely common. Divorces that involve celebrities, large sums of money or both inevitably get more than their fair share of column inches but is it really in the public's interest that we're informed of such matters? It is this very question upon which Britain's top

When a couple divorce at least one party will almost certainly be vacating the family home. What's more, due to the cost of property and it becoming increasingly difficult to obtain a mortgage, the vast majority of these people will find themselves renting their next property. The recently divorced will

Last week, a woman attempted to sue a solicitor for negligence. This may not seem particularly unusual or newsworthy - such actions are fairly commonplace, of course - until you consider why the claimant took this action: her solicitor failed to advise her that a divorce would end her marriage.

Thanks, undoubtedly, to the fact that sensationalism sells newspapers and drives traffic to websites, the myth of the 24 hour divorce persists. Indeed, over the past 12 months, I can recall seeing several stories reporting on celebrity couples ending their marriages in mere seconds! In reality, even the quickest of