Managing Pensions on Divorce – Your Options

According to a recent survey conducted by Which? Magazine in November 2021, women, in particular, continue to face unstable retirement as pension assets on divorce are often overlooked when dealing with financial matters arising from separation. Of those surveyed, only 15% of divorcing couples are said to have specifically included pensions in their financial settlement

How to explain divorce to a child?

No one enters into a marriage expecting it to fail. The end of a marriage typically unleashes a flood of emotions including then anger, grief, anxiety and fear. Sometimes, these feelings can rise up when you least expect them, catching you off guard. Such a response is normal, and over time, for adults, usually the

Good Divorce Week 2016

This Divorce Week 2016, As a proud member of Resolution, Prism Family Law are proud to be part of a community of family justice professionals who work with families and individuals who aim to resolve issues in a constructive way.

Can my spouse kick me out of the house as I have nowhere else to live?

If you’re facing separation and worried your spouse might make you leave the family home, even though you have nowhere else to go, you’re not alone. At Prism Family Law, we often hear from people asking: “Can my spouse kick me out of the house if I’m not on the mortgage?” “Do I have any

Should we be separated but not divorced?

At Prism Family Law, we often meet with wives or husbands who say that they are thinking about living apart from their spouse and being separated but not divorced, but there are many reasons why, if a marriage has truly broken down, it is a bad idea to just simply separate.