One fifth of UK couples on verge of break-up
Posted By: Carla Fraser
A Relate study revealed yesterday that almost one in five couples in the UK consider separating. The report was carried out by family and relationship counselling charity Relate, and surveyed 20,980 participants during 2013-2015. The charity raised concerns that arguing regularly could have a...
Silver divorces – are you concerned about losing your home?
Posted By: Carla Fraser
A poll by Nationwide has found that divorcing couples over the age of 50 sell the family home in 28% of cases. About 13% of divorced over-50s ended up downsizing and 8% moved to rented accommodation, according to the survey. These are issues that concern our matrimonial clients on a daily basis and...
What our Family Law clients like about us
Posted By: Sean Kelly
In recent survey of our Family Law clients we discovered that the main reason people come to Edwards & Co is because we’ve been recommended to them, in other words, good old fashion ‘word of mouth’. So we thought we’d share some of the comments from our clients on the se...
Posted By: Carla Fraser
In Northern Ireland, married couples who wish to divorce have to provide the Courts with evidence of adultery, unreasonable behaviour or desertion unless they have been separated for two years and both parties consent. In countries such as Australia, The United States and Spain Matrimonial Courts a...
What are the grounds for Divorce?
Posted By: Julie Tierney
Even though divorce has become much more prevalent in Northern Ireland in recent years (approximately 2400 per year), we are still frequently asked this question by clients who are in the process of separating and making decisions about their future. There are 5 grounds for divorce in Northern Ir...
Emergency Applications in the Family Courts
Posted By: Carla Fraser
It is no myth that Family and Matrimonial cases can involve lengthy proceedings and we have all heard a tale of a divorce case which spanned for years or a Children’s case which was before the court for too long. Sometimes perseverance is required in order to adequately value assets or to inst...
Posted By: Cathy Warnock
Making a Will may not seem like the most appropriate present for Valentines Day – it certainly lacks the romance of a dozen red roses or a weekend in Paris! However if you are cohabiting rather than married or in a civil partner then one important way to show that you truly care is to make sur...
