Family Law Advice UK

Around 3.5 million UK couples now live together unmarried, yet the law gives cohabitants almost none of the protection married couples take for granted…

When a single joint expert’s valuation lands badly in financial remedy proceedings, you are not stuck with it — but nor can you simply…

Who gets the house in a divorce rarely turns on whose name is on the deeds. Between spouses the family home is matrimonial property…

When a marriage ends, the family home is usually the largest asset to divide — and the first disagreement is often about what it…

Financial disclosure in a UK divorce rests on one duty: full and frank disclosure of your finances, owed to your spouse and to the…

If you are separating, someone has probably told you to try mediation — this guide is for deciding whether they are right. Mediation is…

A McKenzie friend sits beside you in court when you represent yourself — taking notes, keeping papers in order, and quietly suggesting points to…

When the other parent breaks a child arrangements order — denying contact, returning the children late, or ignoring the schedule — the family court…

A parenting plan is a written agreement between separated parents recording how you will raise your children — where they live, when they see…

If the family home is in your spouse’s sole name, a matrimonial home rights notice is the free protection that stops it being sold…

The final order of divorce ends your marriage — it does not end your financial ties. Until a court order closes them, both former…

“Unreasonable behaviour” was, for decades, the most-used route to divorce in England and Wales — and since 6 April 2022 it no longer exists…