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Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2024 figures show median marriage age was 32.8 years for men and 31.2 for womenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDivorce rates are the lowest on record and marriages are lasting longer, accordin…
Supreme court upholds previous ruling that most of Clive Standish’s wealth was earned prior to marriage and to reduce wife’s shareAn ex-banker who gave his wife £78m will not have to split it equally with her following their divorce, according to a sup…
Union says hold-ups in issuing pension transfer values causing ‘intolerable strain’Teachers have launched group legal action against the government after pension processing delays left them unable to get divorced.Staff have been caused “intolerable str…
Financial pressures have led to postponement of 19% of divorces, involving 270,000 couples, Legal & General claimsThe start of the new year is often boom time for divorce lawyers, but 2024 may be different as new research shows the cost of living c…
Financial security of women in England and Wales put at risk by failure to seek professional adviceWomen are losing out on fair divorce settlements because couples are trying to divorce “on the cheap”.Research has found that most couples have so few as…
Ruling is part of long-running legal battle between businessman and ex-wife Hiroko BarclayOne of the UK’s highest-profile businessmen will not face punishment despite having breached a court order, a judge has said.Sir Frederick Barclay, whose interest…
Exes are alternating periods at home with time in a rented flat: it can work well for children and save money – as long as they get alongDivorcing couples with children are increasingly turning to an unconventional living arrangement know as “birdnesti…
Businessman’s barrister says money due to be paid to Hiroko Barclay is held up by lendersThe latest stage of a long-running legal battle between one of the UK’s highest-profile businessmen and his ex-wife has been branded a “charade” by a high court ju…
Concern growing that diagnoses by unregulated experts are being used to silence parents or undermine allegations of abuseAn urgent inquiry is needed into unregulated psychological experts being used in high conflict disputes to diagnose whether one …
Actor says divorce judge asked her young son: ‘Do you know your mother makes sex movies?’The actor Sharon Stone has said that judicial prejudice caused her to lose custody of her son after the presiding judge in her 2004 divorce case asked the four-yea…