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ADVICE NOW GUIDES

Advice Now Guides provide clear, step-by-step, user-friendly practical information to help you manage life’s legal problems. The most recent addition (January 2021) gives advice on pension sharing or splitting on divorce and how to come to an agreement. It sets out what other help is out there to help clients plan for the future. A …

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The number of divorces of opposite-sex couples increased in 2019 following decreases seen in 2017 and 2018

In 2019, 107,599 hetero-sexual couples divorced, an increase of 18.4% on the 2018 figure of 90,871. This equates to 8.9 divorces per 1,000 married opposite-sex couples. (A change in administrating a backlog of cases partly accounts for this increase.) The most commonly cited ‘unreasonable behaviour’ – 49% of wives and 35% of husbands. The median …

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What happens to a Will and your estate if you marry, separate or divorce?

Marital status changes the effectiveness of a Will. It is imperative to keep your will up to date to ensure your inheritance goes to your intended loved ones. MarriageIn England and Wales, when you marry any existing Will is automatically revoked (unless it includes a special reference to the intended marriage). If you die after …

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