Considering Divorce
The emotional and practical considerations when thinking about ending your marriage. Articles address communication with family, recognising abuse, and understanding your options before making decisions.
A Partner Who Is Addicted to Alcohol or Drugs
How to handle a relationship when your partner struggles with alcohol or drugs and protect yourself from the fallout.
Can Mediation Help in a Divorce?
Mediation can help you and your partner agree on property and childcare without expensive legal battles during divorce.
Coercive Control and Divorce
Coercive control affects every part of your divorce, from safety planning to financial settlements and custody arrangements.
Controlling Your Anger After Divorce
Managing intense anger after divorce takes time, and allowing yourself to feel it is the first step toward healing.
Discussing Divorce with Your Children
Help your children understand and process your divorce by talking with them honestly about what's happening.
Discussing Divorce with Your Parents
Tell your parents about your divorce with honesty and respect by planning ahead, setting boundaries, and reminding them it's ultimately your decision.
Discussing Divorce with Your Spouse
How to have a difficult conversation with your spouse about ending your relationship or addressing serious problems.
Discussing Divorce with Your Teenager
How to have an honest conversation with your teenager about your divorce and help them process their feelings through it.
Effective Communication with Your Ex During Divorce
Keep conversations with your ex focused on parenting and away from old arguments to protect your kids during divorce.
Emotional Implications for Men
Divorce often hits men harder emotionally, from losing daily contact with children to losing their identity as provider and father.
Emotional Implications for Women
Separating from your partner brings pain and relief, and women often struggle with complex emotions even when they choose to leave.
Escaping Abusive Relationships
Abuse takes many forms, but you have legal protections and support available to help you leave safely and rebuild your life.
Financial Implications of Divorce
Understanding how divorce affects your finances, from asset division to legal costs and ways to reduce expenses.
Is Divorce the Only Answer?
Before filing for divorce, consider counselling, trial separation, or a separation agreement, there are several alternatives worth exploring first.
No-Fault Divorce: How the New System Works
England and Wales switched to no-fault divorce in April 2022, letting you end your marriage without blaming your spouse.
Relationship Guidance and Counselling
Relationship counselling can help couples work through difficult patches, communication breakdowns, infidelity or separation with professional support.
Should You Stay in the Marriage or Leave?
Weigh the real costs and benefits of staying or leaving your relationship by examining your needs and boundaries.
Step-By-Step Guide to Divorce
Here's what actually happens when you file for divorce, from the petition form to what the court does next.
Unbearable In-laws: How to Survive Them
Deal with difficult in-laws by understanding your spouse's perspective and setting boundaries that work for your marriage.
Women and Divorce: Knowing Your Rights
Understand your rights in divorce including what happens to your home, money and children based on the law's core principles.