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Are second marriages less likely to end in Divorce?

By Clare Foster @ May 24, 2013 in Divorce
24
May

A recent report from the Marriage Foundation claims that some 45% of all couples who marry for the first time will divorce in their lifetime while just 31% of second marriages will end in divorce. According to the new research, those getting married for the second time are more likely to find...

The Myth that Legal Aid has ended

By Barry Bunyan @ May 1, 2013 in Family Law
01
May

I have noticed that there are a number of sites on the internet that suggest Legal Aid for family cases has stopped altogether.  However that is not the case. It is true that as of the 1st April 2013 the government have made a number of reforms to Legal Aid and these changes have had an...

Jennifer Aniston ‘rejects’ pre nup

By Antonia-Love @ Apr 27, 2013 in Divorce
27
Apr

It has been reported that Jennifer Aniston, who is soon to marry actor fiancée Justin Theroux, has rejected a pre-nuptial agreement to protect her estimated £150 million fortune in the event that the couple separate.  Jennifer has allegedly refused to enter into an agreement, which would...

Time running out on Legal Aid for family law

By Barry Bunyan @ Mar 25, 2013 in Family Law
25
Mar

Time is running out for many to obtain legal aid to ascertain family law advice .  Severe restrictions on the availability of Family Legal Aid are to be introduced immediately after Easter 2013. From the beginning of April, Legal Aid for care, injunction and forced marriage proceedings...

Fall in the number of divorces continues

By Antonia-Love @ Jan 9, 2013 in Divorce
09
Jan

Latest figures on births, marriages and deaths from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that there were fewer divorces in 2011 than in 2010. The latest figures for England and Wales revealed there were a total of 117,558 divorces during the 12 month period, representing a 1.7% decrease...