A woman has lost her right to receive life-long maintenance payments from her ex-husband, following a landmark decision by the Court of Appeal in England.
In an interesting case from Wales, a judge in Cardiff’s High Court has taken the unusual step of overturning a deceased man’s will to award property and some money to his long-term partner, reports the Daily Mail.
A third of married people in Britain have misgivings about their marriage, new research has found, with 1.4 million of those currently wed admitting they walked down the aisle with the wrong person and more than three quarters of a million regretting ever tying the knot.
New research has revealed a lack of awareness amongst cohabiting couples of what their legal rights would be should their partner pass away.
People are increasingly living their lives online and the question of how someone’s digital assets and accounts should be handled after their death has become the subject of some debate.
One in five adults in Britain are in financially incompatible relationships, according to new research by Scottish Widows.
A new report from the Resolution Foundation has revealed millennials are in line to receive the largest and most wide-reaching ‘inheritance boom’ of any post-war generation. However, this won’t come in time to solve their home ownership and wealth inequality woes.
Going through a divorce or separation is undoubtedly a stressful and upsetting time, but in addition to the emotional toll involved there can often be financial costs as well.
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Police Scotland has launched a new campaign to tackle domestic abuse and warns that incidences of this crime traditionally rise over the Christmas period.
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