Are pre-nups effective insurance against financial risk of divorce?
Leading family lawyers claim more couples entering marriage or civil partnership will seek to protect their financial position with pre-nuptial agreements, following German heiress Katrin Radmacher’s...
View ArticleFirst pre-nuptial agreements: now insurance against divorce
The Law Commission begins public consultation today on full recognition for pre-nuptial agreements in British law, following last year’s precedent-setting ruling on prenups in the case of Katrin...
View ArticleDivorce numbers boosted by credit crisis – and Christmas is coming
Financial stress caused by the credit crisis could be the reason more marriages are failing and divorce numbers increased by 5pc last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). One...
View ArticleIs marriage the worst financial mistake most men ever make? No, but divorce...
Cynics say marriage is the worst financial mistake most men ever make. Even if they are wrong, divorce might prove them right. This week Lord Justice Thorpe compared a divorcing couple to squabbling...
View ArticleNever mind sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll; young people should think more...
More than one in four people aged over 35 say that, if they could be 20 again, they would take more of an interest in money. Nearly half – or 44pc – said they wished that they had started saving...
View ArticleHigh house prices make Britain's young put home ownership before marriage
High house prices and low mortgage availability mean more than a quarter of young people regard buying a home as a bigger commitment than getting married, according to Halifax. But lawyers warn that...
View ArticleDivorce: a merry Christmas now and a split in the new year?
Divorce figures due to be published by the Office for National Statistics later today are expected to show the traditional family unit under continued strain – with worse to come next month. January...
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