A recent study from America has found that when it comes to failing marriages, women are more likely to blame their spouse than men, but are also more likely to move on without regrets. The study, by legal search company Avvo Inc, revealed that when asked who was responsible for the end of their marriage,…
The news that actor Johnny Depp and his wife Amber Heard are to divorce after only 15 months of marriage has been widely reported in the media. The latest reports suggest that the couple did not sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married. Having a prenuptial agreement in place can be beneficial for many marriages,…
As many as 2.87 million people across the UK are living in relationships which would be described within clinical practice as distressed, according a new study by relationship charity Relate. This amounts to 18% of married or cohabiting couples and 1.4 million UK families. A distressed relationship is one with a severe level of relationship…
The proportion of people who believe couples shouldn’t have to get married before having children (35%) is, for the first time, almost the same as the proportion who believe marriage should come first (37%), according to new analysis of NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey. Back in 1989, seven in ten people (70%) felt that couples…
A leading charity has called for Scotland’s “outdated” family law to be updated in an attempt to prevent children from being in the centre of bitter divorce battles and contests. Relationships Scotland called for Scottish divorce law to keep up the rest of UK law in making it mandatory for couples to seek mediation before…
A “wholesale review of Scottish family law” may be needed in the future according to a report from the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee. The report from the group comes following some concerns expressed about the effectiveness of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006. As part of the investigation into the effectiveness of the Family Law…
Couples who are considering obtaining a divorce and those who have begun proceedings have been warned about the dangers of using social media when separating. Regardless of privacy settings, Consensus Collaboration Scotland, a network that promotes divorce and separation with minimum conflict, has stated that couples should take a break from social media and should…
A woman who cohabited with her partner for more than 18 years has won a legal battle with his estranged wife for a share in his home. Joy Williams faced legal action from her partner’s estranged wife following the passing of Norman Martin as he never legally divorced his wife. As such, his share of…
It is perhaps natural that those going through a divorce want to go through the process as quickly as possible. Therefore, it is perhaps natural to see why offering low cost, quick divorces are becoming so popular. DIY, or speedy divorces, have increased in popularity recently with the mainstream media commenting on the process following…
While January is known by many as Divorce Month (see our last blog) figures released just at the end of 2015 showed that divorce rates in the UK are at a 40-year low. The most recent data available on the number of divorces in Scotland showed that in the last four years, divorce rates have…
