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Monthly Archives January 2019

Is England trying to make a divorce less painful?

England has a reputation around the world for awarding generous payouts to the financially weaker party in a divorce. A prenuptial agreement (or “prenup”) is not legally binding in England, and judges have extremely wide discretion when deciding how assets should be divided upon divorce. Although increasingly rare, English courts can grant a type of […]