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Family law for harder moments
Divorce. Financial settlements. Child arrangements. MIAM. Cohabitation. Pre-nups. Cross-border family law for diaspora families. The answers people actually need at the moments they actually need them.
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Articles in this cluster
Published
- Consent Orders and Financial Settlement on Divorce (2026)
Why the divorce itself does not end the money claims, what a clean-break consent order does, and what the court checks before approving one.
- Divorce Process and Timeline in England and Wales (2026): The No-Fault Steps, Start to Finish
The no-fault process since April 2022: the application, the 20-week reflection period, the conditional and final orders, the real timeline, and why the divorce ends the marriage but not the money.
- Cryptoassets in Divorce (England and Wales, 2026): Disclosure, Tracing, Valuation, and What the New Law Changes
The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025, the Form E disclosure duty, how hidden crypto gets traced and what courts do about concealment, valuation in a volatile market, and what Standish v Standish means for crypto bought before the marriage.
- Cohabitation Rights for Unmarried Couples in the UK (2026): The Common Law Marriage Myth, What You Actually Have, and the Reform on the Table
Why there is no common law marriage, what the law gives unmarried couples now under TOLATA and the 1975 Act, the June 2026 government reform consultation, and the four tools that protect you under the current rules.
- Pension Sharing Orders in UK Divorce (2026): How They Work, How Courts Decide, and What to Watch For
The process under section 24B of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, why CETVs often understate defined benefit pensions, and the common mistakes that cost people years of retirement income.
Planned
- Child arrangements after separation: CAFCASS, s.8 orders, shared care
- MIAM process explained for first-time divorcees
- Pre-nups and post-nups: what English courts actually do with them
- International family law: cross-border divorce, Hague Convention, child relocation
- Domestic abuse and protective orders: non-molestation, occupation
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