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When filing for a divorce, the party that submits the required documents must pay the courts a fee of £550 - a significant fee, particularly when you consider that all that it covers are administrative costs and that the applicant will not receive any support from court staff in return.

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to start divorce proceedings in England and Wales: Talk to your spouse If you and your spouse both want a divorce, getting one is much easier. When one party does not want the marriage to end, they can delay or even prevent one entirely

A few months ago, it was announced that the UK would be introducing legislation that would remove fault from the divorce process. In other words, when filing for a divorce, it will no longer be necessary for the filing party (the Petitioner) to blame the Respondent (the spouse not making

In an increasingly globalised world, more and more people than ever now live in their non-native countries. As a result, we're regularly contacted by expats enquiring about whether an English or Welsh court will be able to grant them a divorce. Jurisdiction (a term used to describe when an authority

When a couple gets a divorce, it's vital that their assets are divided fairly. Both of the people involved will need to use a substantial proportion of what they earnt throughout their marriage in order to make vital purchases such as a new place to live, furnishings etc. Surprisingly, though,

Just one year after they tied the knot, rap royalty Cardi B and Offset have split and publicly announced their separation. Cardi took to Instagram to tell her followers the news, explaining "Things just haven't been working out between us for a long time and it's nobody's fault. I guess

Divorce, it is continuously claimed, has a substantial and long-lasting effect on any children that may be involved. It is a consensus which was reinforced earlier this week following new research into this area having been published. The paper, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and prepared by

It may seem like a bizarre question - the sort of concept that would look out of place in anything but a dystopian science fiction novel - but following me having read this article from the Guardian's Ewan Morrison, it seems all too likely that some of the world's biggest

The internet is a wonderful thing. It's revolutionised modern life in a manner that is almost unprecedented; the way in which we obtain advice on a variety of matters - such as how to manage our money, which white goods to buy and, of course, divorce - in particular. Whilst

It was expected to be one of the most acrimonious celebrity divorces of the past few years - a war of attrition between two estranged and wealthy spouses battling over custody of their daughter - yet, less than a fortnight after Katie Holmes filed for a divorce from Tom Cruise,

Following last year's Family Justice Review having advised against its introduction, the possibility of shared parenting becoming the de facto arrangement following a couple having gone through a divorce seemed to be dead in the water. Following yesterday's Queen's speech, however, it became clear that it is very much alive.

Early in 2019, it was announced that the process of applying for a divorce in the UK would be changing. It's not yet known when these changes will come into effect, but they will represent the biggest changes to divorce law since the Matrimonial Clauses Act of 1973. You can