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Family Partner, Emily Brand highlights how when no-fault divorce law is introduced, the length of divorce process will increase by at least 10 weeks.

The number of divorce applications filed in the month of March is 21% higher than January, dispelling the belief that January is peak divorce month*, says Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth law firm.

It is an increasingly common dilemma of the digital age; the intentionally anonymous nature of cryptocurrencies make them notoriously difficult to deal with in the context of divorce proceedings.

In the Financial Times, our experts address the concerns around divorce with cryptocurrency holdings and how the family Courts in England and Wales deal with the anonymous nature of the assets when negotiating a financial settlement.

In a recent article in EPrivateClient, Family Partner, Emily Brand highlights how recent figures are contrary to the expectation that lockdown would cause divorce rates to rise.

Divorce is something that few people plan for. Dividing up shared assets and moving them out of tax-efficient vehicles can be costly and reaching a financial settlement can take a long time, sometimes years if both parties are contesting it.

Our experts examine how a recent Court of Appeal judgment has radically changed the future arbitration landscape in the context of divorce proceedings.

Our experts look at why enquiries for divorce peak in January and whether it will still be the case this year during lockdown?

The threat of a No Deal Brexit is now being used to reduce the value of some larger divorce settlements.