Tracey Miller Blog

According to new figures released by The Office for National Statistics (ONS), cohabiting rather than married couples are increasing in numbers in the UK. However, despite the fact that cohabitation is the quickest growing relationship type in this country, there are not enough legal rights and protections in place for couples living together, many of which have children.

According to a new study by National Family Mediation (NFM), an organisation providing professional mediation services to families, only 20% of divorcing couples attend the legally required mediation session before going ahead with proceedings.

Dubbed the biggest celebrity divorce case in history, there have been lots of twists and turns in the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie divorce and there are no doubt many more to come. Liverpool divorce solicitors Tracey Miller explore the latest, including the news that actor and mother-of-six Jolie is said to have hired Laura Wasser, so-called ‘queen of celebrity divorce’, to represent her.

New research has found that divorce may follow certain seasonal patterns, spiking after holiday periods such as the summer break and at Christmas time.

In some cases, divorces can be very expensive. If you don’t get the right advice from a marital law UK specialist or things get very messy and complicated, you could walk away from a divorce feeling financially rinsed.