Finances

Understand how divorce affects your money, assets, and financial obligations. Articles cover pension division, debt responsibility, court orders, and planning your financial future.

Can You Afford a Divorce?

Divorce costs more than you might expect, here's what you need to know about legal fees, child support and splitting assets.

Changing Insurance Policies Following Divorce

After divorce, update your insurance policies to protect your future and ensure money goes to the right people.

Creating a Divorce Budget

Work through your income and expenses to build a budget your solicitor needs and you'll use throughout your divorce.

Creating a Post-Divorce Budget

Work through your post-divorce finances step by step with a realistic budget that accounts for your new living situation.

Divorce and Your Credit Score

Your ex's missed payments can hurt your credit score even after divorce, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself.

Divorce and Your Finances: How to Preserve Your Position

Protect your money during divorce with post-nuptial agreements and proper legal guidance to keep what's yours.

Financial Help for People on Low Incomes

Get help paying for legal advice and childcare if you're on a low income during separation.

Financial Implications of Divorce

Understanding how divorce affects your finances, from asset division to legal costs and ways to reduce expenses.

Financial Orders in Divorce: What the Court Can Do

When you split from your spouse, the court can make financial orders ranging from clean breaks to ongoing maintenance payments.

How Pensions Are Split in Divorce

Pensions often go overlooked in divorce but can be worth more than your home, here's what you need to know about splitting them fairly.

Paying Joint Debts

How to handle joint debts during divorce and protect yourself from further liability.

Protecting Your Assets in a New Relationship

Moving in with a new partner without marriage means your assets aren't protected like they would be in a divorce.

Short-Term Divorce Plan

Handle the immediate practical and emotional issues when your divorce starts, from talking with your ex to sorting out property and custody.

Welfare Benefits

Find out which welfare benefits and tax credits you might qualify for based on your income, hours worked, savings and family situation.

What Happens to Debts When You Divorce?

Divorce doesn't erase debts in your name, and joint debts stay both your responsibility until legally settled.

What Will Happen to Your Pension?

Your pension can be split in a divorce settlement under UK law, and it might be worth far more than you realize.