The credit crunch is causing various difficulties for couples already living in strained relationships and may cause many couples to seek advice as to separation, divorce or dissolution of civil partnership.
Figures recently produced by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the divorce rate is now at its lowest level since 1984 which some commentators have suggested is as a result of the credit crunch. The credit crunch is causing people to tighten their belts and people are coming to realise that in many cases they simply cannot afford to separate because of the financial constraints caused by the situation.
However the experience of the Rothera Dowson Family Law Team in recent times is that the number of enquiries in relation to separation, divorce and dissolution of civil partnerships has been... Read more