Divorce and Separation: A Legal Guide For All Couples - Softcover

Welstead, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847090923 ISBN 13: 9781847090928

Publisher: Sheldon Press, 2010

Synopsis

When money flies out of the window, love walks out of the door. In good times, money papers over the cracks in a relationship; in bad times, fault-lines become divorce suits' The recession is putting many partnerships under strain. A top London law firm reports a record number of people making appointments to see family lawyers. Relate has also experienced an increase in the number of people contacting them for relationship counselling, while the online advice centre InsideDivorce.com, has reported that two million married couples in the UK are experiencing marital problems and that 1.3 million people are actively considering leaving their marriage. Even in good times, almost 50% of marriages end in divorce in England and Wales. It seems, therefore, that many people need advice when faced with relationship breakdown. This book provides a practical guide to the process couples must undergo in order to legally end their marriage, and - while it is not a counselling manual - aims to help them realise that they are not the only people to have found themselves facing the complexities of ending a relationship. Topics covered include: Is this really happening to me? - what has gone wrong? Children; Finances; The divorce process; Separation; Annulment; Ending civil partnerships; Life after divorce

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Mary Welstead is Visiting Professor in Law at the University of Buckingham and a visiting fellow at Harvard Law School. Her publications include joint authorship of Family Law (OUP).

About this edition

• Publisher: Sheldon Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847090923
• ISBN 13: 9781847090928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224