Family Law News

Divorcing couples have been warned about future prices as coalition plans may double the cost of filing a divorce in 2011

Civil partnerships are on a steep decline after a drop of 12% in same-sex marriages in 2009 while dissolutions have almost doubled since 2008, new research has revealed

Couples of differing nationalities living within the European Union could be given the right to decide which divorce laws are applicable during separations

Protections previously awarded to thousands of divorce proceedings across the country have been lifted following a landmark Court of Appeal ruling

Senior members within the Liberal Democrats and coalition government have expressed a desire to allow gay couples to undergo civil marriages and exercise the same marital rights as heterosexual couples

British businessmen are leaving themselves open to a potential £600m bill by failing to draft pre-nuptial agreements and protect their earnings, according to new research.

A woman is suing her ex-husband for intruding on her privacy. Georgina Bansal formerly known as Baksho Devi Gora has launched the claim against former spouse Harvinder Singh Gora

Divorce courts throughout the UK could be set for a wholesale shake-up following proposals to legally enforce prenuptial agreements

A lesbian who raised a child with her former partner following artificial insemination cannot be ordered to pay maintenance as the couple never entered a civil partnership, the High Court has ruled

A property entrepreneur and racecourse owner who claims his multi-million pound fortune was washed away by the recession has appealed his ex-wife’s £600,000 divorce award