What Am I Entitled To in a Divorce?
People often ask what they are entitled to in a divorce. The honest answer: it depends. What actually decides who gets what in England & Wales – and how to make it certain.
Clear, practical guides to prenuptial agreements for couples in England & Wales.
People often ask what they are entitled to in a divorce. The honest answer: it depends. What actually decides who gets what in England & Wales – and how to make it certain.
What happens to a business when its owner divorces? How the courts value and treat a business in a divorce, why forced sales are rare, and how a prenup can protect it.
Is an inheritance safe in a divorce? Usually it is treated as separate – but not always. When it is protected, how mingling and needs can override it, and how a prenup helps.
Does a short marriage mean a smaller settlement? Sometimes. How the length of a marriage affects the financial outcome, why needs still govern, and how a prenup protects what you bring in.
The family home is often the biggest question in a divorce. Who tends to keep the house, the options available – sell, buy-out, Mesher order – and how a prenup can protect a deposit.
It is not just assets that get divided – debts matter too. How debt is treated and split on divorce, the difference between sole and joint debt, and how a prenup can help.
Agreed your finances on divorce? A consent order makes it legally binding and final. What a financial consent order is, why you need one, and how it differs from a prenup.
Divorced years ago but never sorted the finances formally? An ex may still be able to claim. Why the divorce alone does not end financial ties – and how to close the door for good.