Statistics indicate that many unhappy couples decide to untie the knot during the months of January and February. Why is this so? Many reasons have been put forward, but I agree with the suggestion that a new year heralds new beginnings, and resolutions are then made to leave an unhappy/unworkable relationship and move on. Christmas […]
Taking the Pain Out of a Divorce Property Settlement
OR….How to Divorce your Spouse, and not your Assets You have separated and feeling distressed, angry, worried about the future, lost, confused, and don’t know what to do, or who to turn to. You are receiving lots of information and advice about a property settlement from well-meaning friends and relatives…..but are they right? In […]
Divorce and Binding Financial Agreements
A Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) can be made before a marriage, during a marriage or after a marriage. Generally, the agreements set out how a couple’s property and financial resources are to be divided in the event of the breakdown of the marriage and the financial maintenance of either of them during the marriage and/or […]