More (Bump &) Grind Required

Written betwixt Paddington and Templemeads last night… I didn’t hear Sir Paul Coleridge on the Today programme this morning (yesterday), owing to my broken foot (I had to cadge a lift to work with my brother who is allergic to Radio 4. Sadly, I am allergic to Kiss FM but this cuts no ice). I [...]

Marrying Up is Down

DISCLAIMER: I’m not a social scientist, a statistician, an economist or a politician. So I may be talking out of my hat. Again. The IPPR has published a report on marriage patterns, and it shows that fewer women are “marrying up”. According to the report I read in the Observer today “IPPR director Nick Pearce [...]

The Daily Mail and the Moral Crusade

Sir Paul Coleridge may not be on a moral crusade but his Marriage Foundation has certainly inspired the crusading spirit in the Daily Mail (download pdf of article here: It’s down to the judges to mend our divorce laws – they trashed them in the first place By STEVE DOUGHTY if you don’t want to give google [...]

Rats! Why didn’t I think of that?

I’m miffed. There is a pioneering new online service out there called Intelligent Divorce and I think its probably a stroke of genius. Intelligent Divorce is an online service for divorcing couples (or for one half of a divorcing couple) which enables them to access high quality advice from a specialist family barrister at a [...]

T. I. Bankruptcy v A. Relief

There are some old and rather out of date posts on this blog about bankruptcy and ancillary relief. Those interested in the topic can find a more current summary of the law in this crossover area on the Family Law Week site here.

Darling, I’m Changing My Job

My husband always joke (with a rather wan expression on his face) that you should never marry a divorce lawyer. But, for better or for worse, we are still together after over ten years. And now I know why – when marrying a divorce lawyer one does at least go into the thing with eyes open. [...]

Why do Marriages Fall Apart?

I’ve been staring at text all day, so I thought a graphic representation of some dry old figures would be a good idea: Why do Marriages Fall Apart? These stats are for the US rather than the UK, but nonetheless they are instructive, beautiful and Pink. Thankyou @waugaman. AMENDED 01/02/11: I had neglected to notice [...]

Divorce is Cheap

The Observer runs a piece today on the false economy that cut-price online divorce services may represent. Appearing on behalf of The Solicitors is Linda Lee (President, Law Society) and a couple of family solicitors; appearing on behalf of The Websites is Mark Keenan of Divorce Online (previous posts here and here). Of note is [...]

When the Work Wife Balance Goes Wrong

Careeroverview.com have just published their top ten careers with incredibly high divorce rates. It is a slightly surreal collection of job titles, but I’m just pleased (and not a little surprised) that “lawyer” is not on it. We never load the dishwasher. However, those of us who were imminently about to embark upon a career [...]