Divorce can significantly impact your business. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how to protect it during this challenging time. Grayfords, a leading family law firm, offers expert advice on business protection in divorce, including business succession planning and ownership. This infographic explores best practices for safeguarding your business during a divorce and highlights potential…
Spousal Maintenance is a complex issue which often leads to much debate during financial proceedings on divorce. This is largely due to the oft-cited claim that such maintenance payments are a “meal ticket for life” by obliging one spouse to maintain the lifestyle of their former spouse for the rest of their life. However, an analysis of legislation and recent cases highlights the courts’ approach is, in reality, not to use Spousal Maintenance as a “meal ticket for life” but rather to use it as a temporary (when possible) safeguard from hardship for the financially weaker spouse until they are able to stand on their own two feet.
OK, so divorce lawyers are probably the last people you want to hear from on Valentine’s Day. But bear with us. Whether you’re just about to start out your married life, wondering whether your soon-to-be ex is really that bad or feeling pangs of regret about your recent divorce, we take a look at your…
After rumours surrounding his extra-marital affairs with another woman surfaced, Robert Herjavec and his wife Diane Plese separated on July 24, 2014 after 24 years of marriage and three adult children. Plese filed for divorce in March 2015. When a couple divorce, it’s not unusual for maintenance to form part of the financial settlement. Only…
Watching their parents divorce or separate can be one of the most difficult experiences any child will have to go through. The reality is, that for many children, seeing their parents separate will be the toughest thing they have encountered so far. Understanding how divorce can affect children and knowing what you can do as…
Only a few days after the Christmas festivities ended, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announced their decision to divorce “after a long period of loving exploration and trial separation”. MacKenzie, novelist and one half of what is said to be the world’s richest couple, could be set to become the world’s wealthiest woman when she divorces…
Decorated Swedish driver, Kenny Bräck, became a household name after winning three separate Championship titles during the 90s. Bräck also survived one of the most violent crashes in sport’s history when his car touched wheels with Tomas Scheckter’s in the closing stages of the Texas Motor Speedway in 2003, before returning eighteen months later to…
Relationships aren’t always easy. Yes, they can be wonderful and exciting and thrilling but they can also be frustrating and, at times, pretty painful. There are no hard and fast rules to having the perfect relationship, if indeed this even exists. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to help keep your relationship…
It’s official: iconic singer Jennifer Lopez and baseball star Alex Rodriguez make the most beautiful couple. Spotted only last weekend leaving Cartier in Miami, looking effortlessly cool in their matching sunglasses, we couldn’t help but wonder whether wedding bells would be sounding any time soon. And we’re not the only ones. The press have been…
It has been said that getting a divorce is up there as one of the most stressful things most of us will ever go through. While the emotional and financial side of divorce can feel all-encompassing, it is important not to forget how this legal process can have a real impact on other elements of…