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              Marriage and divorce

              • Saturday, 11 January, 2025
                Personal Finance
                The race to stop ‘predatory marriage’ in old age

                Cases have grown since the pandemic — with relatives complaining they have been cut out of a loved one’s will

                An illustration of a wedding ring casting a shadow where the diamond is transformed into menacing eyes
              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Private wealth
                Rich opt out of English courts for private divorces

                Wealthy couples splitting up increasingly turn to arbitration as streamlined alternative to overburdened traditional route

              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Claer Barrett
                For richer, for poorer: the changing finances of divorce

                Budget changes make navigating the economic dynamics of relationships more taxing

                Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
              • Friday, 10 January, 2025
                Personal Finance
                Quarter of Britons in relationships hide savings from their partners, survey reveals

                Lawyers say secret accounts often come to light during mortgage applications

                A customer uses an ATM
              • Wednesday, 1 January, 2025
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Should trusts be included in our divorce settlement?

                My husband and I have separated and are discussing assets to be divided

              • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
                Divorce law in England and Wales ‘promotes dispute’, report finds

                Law Commission raises prospect of making prenuptial agreements legally binding

                Two gold rings on a page printed with the word ‘Divorce’
              • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Will my loved ones have to pay tax on my pension when I die?

                I’m worried about the new rules that mean my pension is subject to inheritance tax

              • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Can I avoid disruption to my child’s education?

                My ex-husband claims he can’t afford the VAT added to our children’s school fees

              • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Can I make my out-of-work ex-husband pay maintenance?

                He lost his job midway through our divorce and has stopped paying money to me and our child

              • Saturday, 12 October, 2024
                Moira O'Neill
                The couples’ conundrum: joint or separate finances?

                In many cases, it’s best — financially — to go your separate ways

              • Saturday, 5 October, 2024
                FT MagazineJosh Cohen
                The surprising benefits of marital rage

                How strong and difficult feelings might be used to strengthen intimacy rather than corrode it

              • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
                Labour party UK
                Labour donor expects honour after backing party, wife claims

                Lawyers for Kate Vince tell court that Dale Vince is trying to finalise divorce in ‘haste’ to prevent her acquiring title

                Dale Vince, founder of energy company Ecotricity
              • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                How can I best divorce my abusive husband?

                I’m afraid he will put me through economic hell

              • Friday, 6 September, 2024
                News in-depthIran
                Iran’s urban youth falling out of love with marriage

                Religious chiefs push for more weddings and more children to avert future population decline

                An Iranian woman shops for wedding dresses
              • Friday, 6 September, 2024
                Watches & Jewellery
                Designers give divorce jewellery a happy ever after

                Pieces from break-ups can be repurposed to signal a fresh start

                A woman with shoulder-length brunette hair, wearing a backless green dress, captured in a candid moment as she looks back
              • Wednesday, 28 August, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Should I protect my business with a pre-nup?

                We plan to sell the company in around three years

              • Monday, 26 August, 2024
                OutlookChloe Cornish
                Abu Dhabi tries to take the bling out of weddings

                Modesty initiative offers a rare insight into the tensions between tradition and modernity

                Wedding in Dubai
              • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Can I pay our nanny through my business?

                She will be taking on occasional admin work for me

              • Friday, 9 August, 2024
                State pension
                Widowed pensioners ‘could be owed thousands’ in UK state pension

                Former minister warns of new group hit by potential underpayments

                A state pension statement
              • Saturday, 20 July, 2024
                Inheritance
                Have you suffered delays in obtaining probate?

                FT Money wants to hear readers’ experiences

                Last will and testament on a desk
              • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
                House & Home
                Is ‘birdnesting’ the answer for divorcing parents?

                The arrangement in which children of separated couples stay in the family home with one parent, before the other swaps in, is taking off

              • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
                Lucy Warwick-Ching
                Can I change our house deeds?

                Due to my footballer husband’s income our house is listed in his sole name and I worry what could happen if we divorce

              • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Will we need to pay tax on gifting our Swiss apartment?

                My wife and I would like to gift our flat to our children

              • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
                Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
                Can I claim a bigger stake in the family business than I have inherited?

                I was promised I would inherit the company I’ve worked for decades for

              • Wednesday, 24 April, 2024
                News in-depthPersonal Finance
                Pressure grows to reform cohabiting couples’ rights

                Many mistakenly believe they are in ‘common law’ marriages. Labour is among those advocating for change

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