This is a comprehensive guide to divorce dissolution & separation offering practical assistance throughout the process for married couples cohabiting couples or those in civil partnerships. Splitting up is never easy
- the emotional upheaval especially when children are involved the legal complexities & the financial implications make even the most amicable parting a demanding business. This indispensable guide considers in clear easy-to follow language what happens when couples divorce how the situation differs for unmarried couples & considers civil partnerships & the process of how these are dissolved. It is fully updated for 2010 with changes to the CSA. It offers advice for married & unmarried couples & those in civil partnerships. It discusses ways of minimising unnecessary conflict & costs. It explains how to choose a solicitor & when to go to court. It examines the needs of children advising on maintenance settlements parental responsibility & legal rights. It covers law & procedures in England Scotland & Northern Irel&.