divorce

Five ways family lawyers and financial advisers can help each other's businesses

Susan Midha takes a look at what can be done to prevent family disputes over inheritance.

The number of over-60s getting divorced each year has soared since the mid-1990s, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Divorcees can expect to receive £2,600 - or 16% - less income in retirement compared with people who stay married.

Mike Morrison highlights some of the potential fallout from recent pension legislation

Pension provider Scottish Widows has been told it cannot reclaim almost £100,000 it mistakenly paid to a divorcee three years ago.

A fifth of women abandon paying into a pension after divorce and a quarter reduce their general savings, according to research from Phoenix Group.

Separating couples were dealt a serious blow this week after legal aid was scrapped from entire areas of civil law, including most divorce cases.

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