If your clients are thinking about getting a divorce, there's a lot more to think about than who gets the cat. It's a difficult time when advisers can really shine, writes Angela Faherty
For a growing number of British people, the phrase 'till death us do part' is no longer a keeper. In 2004 alone, 167,116 married couples went their separate ways, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics, giving the UK the highest divorce rate in Europe. It does not make pleasant reading, but divorce is now a fact of modern-day life. And it's not just younger couples that are calling time on their days together. The average age at divorce is 42 for men and 40 for women, which is reflective of both the rise in age at marriage and the number of people divorcing - perhaps ...
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