Raeside Chisholm Solicitors Blog

A woman has been granted what is thought to be one of the highest divorce settlements awarded by the British courts, the BBC reports.

A recent report by the Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee has concluded that improvements are needed to ensure that children remain at the heart of the system designed to protect them.

The extent to which finances play a role in divorce was recently the subject of an American-based study by Experian®, which also looked at how divorce affects consumers’ financial health in the aftermath. It found that finances are a big issue, both during the union and after splitting up.

New research by Aviva has found that around two million UK cohabitees (51%) believe Government policies to be weighted in favour of married couples, but many are still confused about the financial risks they are running.

The UK Government has published details of research into the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).