Separated parents going abroad with their children have been warned about six crucial documents they need to bring with them this summer, or they may be denied travel. Travelling with your child without the consent of the other parent could get you into a lot of trouble(Image: Getty Images/PhotoAlto) Divorced parents face the prospect of being refused entry at airports without the proper paperwork, experts have cautioned. Separated mums and dads have been alerted about six essential documents required for summer travel. Travelling without the consent of the other parent could be considered child abduction under UK law. Therefore, it’s […]

Paula Crowhurst, founder of Polly Bloom the Divorce and Separation Coach, explores her experience of going through the menopause and divorce at the same time. She hopes to offer support, some wise words, and validation for anyone dealing with both major life transitions. I never imagined menopause and divorce would team up and crash into my life like hormonal wrecking balls at almost exactly the same time. Turning fifty, I was mostly worried about middle-aged spread; not being spectacularly ghosted by my then husband after 27 years of marriage, who was having an affair. You know, the usual midlife concerns: […]

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the appeal of Mrs Standish to what was, and remains, the largest ever reduction in a divorce award. Their judgment also provides clarification on how financial assets should be treated upon divorce. On 30 April and 1 May 2025, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom heard the appeal of Mrs Standish against the decision of the Court of Appeal to reduce her divorce award by the largest ever amount by percentage and value – 45%, a reduction from £45 million to £25 million. Lead Partner Sam Longworth, Second Partner Lucy Stewart-Gould and Associate Fiona […]

Divorce later in life doesn’t just split assets — it can shatter retirement plans. As so-called gray divorce becomes more common, financial advisors are facing increasingly complex planning challenges. Divorce rates have declined significantly over recent decades, but older couples are bucking that trend. Since 1990, the rate of divorce among those aged 50 and older has more than doubled, according to the National Center for Family & Marriage Research. A majority of married Americans (56%) say that a divorce would derail their retirement plans, a recent Allianz Life study found. Among survey respondents, a third of divorced Americans said […]

We crave neat numbers for messy truths. Is marriage really a ‘coin toss’? You’ve probably heard the gloomy claim: “Half of all marriages end in divorce.” It’s short, dramatic, and memorable, but it oversimplifies a far more tangled reality. Measuring divorce is harder than it looks. Switch datasets or tweak the metric, and the story can swing from a “divorce epidemic” to a “divorce decline” in just a handful of charts. So how do we pin down the share of marriages that actually fall apart? One common measure is the “divorce-to-marriage ratio”—simply dividing the number of divorces by the number […]

The divorce of a couple who had accrued £30m in assets over the course of their 25 year marriage reminds professionals of the court’s view of post-separation conduct in any decision on division of assets.   In the case of TF v SF [2025] EWHC 1659 (Fam) a husband (TF, known as H throughout the judgement) and wife (SF, known as W) were married for over 25 years, having met in their early twenties. Around 2 years into the relationship W, who had previously worked as a shopkeeper, ended her employment. She has not worked since. Their marriage was long and stable, […]