United Kingdom: Divorce

A family law expert examines the 2026 case of SL v SM [2026] EWFC 109, exploring the critical legal principles around mental capacity to divorce and the application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The judgment provides essential guidance on how courts assess decision-making capacity in matrimonial proceedings.

The English High Court has again been called upon to consider the validity and legal impact of dealings conducted via WhatsApp.

Henry Hood, Senior Partner in our Family & Relationships department, highlights how pension assets are still frequently overlooked in divorce settlements...

Jo Carr-West, Partner in our Family & Relationships department, discusses what the rise in divorces among people over 50 means, and what advisors should know.

Jo Carr-West, Partner in our Family & Relationships department, discuss how divorce after 50 can feel uniquely daunting, often involving the unwinding of decades of shared life, intertwined identities...

If you've recently stumbled across the phrase "quiet divorcing", you're not alone. The concept appears to be swirling through lifestyle journalism, marriage counselling circles, and increasingly, real life.

It's not where anyone expects to end up. You marry or enter into a civil partnership full of love and hope for the future, then before the first anniversary approaches, it's clear things just aren't working out.

In this first blog, we will cover all things formation – marriage, civil partnerships, location, visas, pre-nup, and the acquisition of assets.

Good Divorce Week 2025 returns this year with an important reminder that family breakdown does not have to mean conflict. Led by Resolution...