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    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      How can we save money on divorce fees?

      A DIY separation could end up costing more in the long run

    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
      Personal Finance
      Divorce in the cost of living crisis: give us your views

      Have you delayed a split because of the effect on your finances?

      Bride and groom figurines on top of a split wedding cake
    • Saturday, 28 October, 2023
      Vladimir Potanin
      Sanctions-hit Russian tycoon makes divorce appeal in UK Supreme Court

      Vladimir Potanin fights ex-wife’s attempt to bring $6bn settlement claim in London

      Vladimir Potanin
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      What is the best way to divide our assets?

      My husband and I are in the process of divorcing

    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Will my annual bonus count in my divorce financial settlement?

      It varies every year but is usually quite substantial

    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      FT Wealth
      London’s reputation as divorce capital could be tested by legal shake-up

      The Law Commission’s review is expected to take a hard look at the favourable treatment given to the spouse of the main breadwinner

    • Friday, 11 August, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      The price of saying ‘I don’t’ to a friend’s wedding

      As nuptials enter the digital age, guests are being asked to spend more than ever

      Jonathan McHugh illustration of a wedding invitation RSVP that includes spaces for a credit card number, expiry date, CVC number and first and last name - decorated with colourful currency signs.
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      It pays to open up about mortgage pain

      Rising rates on home loans will put a strain on relationships unless we challenge taboos about money

      A pink piggy bank smashed in half with a few coins lying around it
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Can I use a post-nup to ringfence my inheritance?

      My father left me some money and I’m keen to ensure this stays with me

    • Sunday, 9 July, 2023
      Lex
      Marriage: wedding industry jilted by couples who say ‘I don’t’ Premium content

      An underlying drop in popularity plus cheaper, scaled-down ceremonies could be more than a temporary trend

      Bride holding a bouquet
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      Plans to force separating couples into mediation in England attacked

      Mediators and lawyers warn that proposals aimed at averting legal battles are unworkable

      A photo montage of a couple having an argument and the UK’s royal coat of arms
    • Monday, 3 July, 2023
      News in-depthItalian politics
      Italian leader Meloni ‘cancelling lives’ in crackdown on same-sex parenting

      Lesbian couples no longer recognised as legal parents on birth certificates

      Members of the protest group dressed in pink watch as infant dolls are placed on the ground
    • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
      Q&AYour Questions
      Am I liable for my company’s tax liabilities?

      I own a couple of restaurants that were turning over a good profit before Covid-19 but have struggled since.

    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Millennials
      Podcast request: The cost of weddings crisis

      Money Clinic podcast would like to hear from listeners whose wedding plans are changing

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      Should I use mediation for my divorce?

      My husband doesn’t want a court process but I worry mediation won’t be legally binding

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
      Weddings and divorce: the scourge of investment returns

      I was calculating Sharpe ratios during my marriage vows

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      How can I prove my husband is downplaying his investments?

      He claims his hedge fund has no capital value

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      How can I cut the risks of an English divorce?

      We’re American, thinking of relocating in the UK, but our marriage is rocky

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Review of UK divorce law imminent

      Feuding couples’ expensive court battles prompt call for a rethink

      A wedding cake is cut in two, with models of bride and groom on each half
    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Half-century-old divorce law on asset splitting set for review

      Legal experts argue English and Welsh legislation on financial settlements is long due an overhaul

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Frederick Hugh Barclay
      Telegraph owners dragged into Frederick Barclay’s court battle with ex-wife

      Judge summons brothers Aidan and Howard Barclay to give evidence in dispute over unpaid £100mn divorce settlement

      Howard and Aidan Barclay in 2006
    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
      How can we avoid double taxation and UK inheritance tax?

      We are American and want to buy a home in London so our children can go to a British school

    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      Steven Paulikas
      The Church of England can learn from Episcopalians on same-sex marriage

      Divisions currently roiling the global Anglican church may fade in the face of lived reality

      FT montage of a church and two hands with rainbow wristbands holding each other
    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Scottish National Party
      Kate Forbes suffers fresh blow to bid to become Scotland’s first minister

      Deputy first minister John Swinney says he ‘profoundly disagrees’ with her views on same-sex marriage

      John Swinney listens to Kate Forbes
    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Frederick Barclay told payment to ex-wife in £100mn divorce is ‘essential’

      Sentencing over contempt of court delayed after former owner of Daily Telegraph offers last-minute ‘proposal’ to Lady Hiroko

      Sir Frederick Barclay arrives at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London on Monday
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