Daily Archives: 8th January 2018

Ex-husband awarded half of former wife’s fortune

A woman has called for divorce laws to be modernised after her ex-husband was awarded a £2million settlement. Julie Arnold is challenging ‘out of date’ legislation that saw her adulterous husband given half of their £5.45million fortune, despite being married to him for less than four years. She is calling for divorce laws to be adapted

Divorce searches increase online in January

According to research by divorce support service Amicable, over 40,500 people will search “divorce” online in January. The figures further reveal that the cost of divorce to the taxpayer is rising and currently costs each adult £1,820. A distinct increase in online searches for divorce can also be seen in data provided by Google Trends, which shows