Divorce and how to do it well - My Life After Divorce : Reasons and Support, UK

A peaceful divorce - yes, it can be done but you need to know how to do it

Current divorce rates suggest almost half of married couples will face the prospect of divorce at least once in the lifetime. The popular belief about divorce is that it has to be vicious, adversarial and very expensive.

When a relationship is in trouble couple counselling gets results

All couples have some difficulties within their relationship. Most of these can be resolved by them as part of the stuff we have to do in all aspects of our lives. However, there are occasions when things move up a level (or two) and it's not a DIY fix.

Are you the divorcer or the divorcee? There is a big difference.

I guess we all know that men and women tend to come at divorce from slightly different angles. But what about the difference between the instigator (Divorcer) and the person being divorced (Divorcee)?

Divorce is like a death, you need to go through a grieving process

The cataclysmic events that are the stuff of divorce are so much like the death of a loved one. Divorce can be both sudden or a long time coming as the cancer in the marriage spreads inexorably through the relationship.

Have our attitudes to divorce been shaped by our experiences as cave dwelling hunter/gatherers?

Well, maybe and if so is there anything to learn from those experiences now that the limestone cavern has been swopped for the suburban semi.

Common Law Marriage - does it exist and what happens if divorce comes knocking on your door?

The belief that a ‘Common Law' marriage gives the same rights, especially in terms of the division of the assets of the relationship, to a couple as does a marriage or civil partnership is entirely unfounded.

Is the marriage worth saving or is divorce inevitable?

All marriages are worth trying to save, whilst some can be saved others will never be. Is there a fundamental cause of marriage failure? Is there some common lack that tears apart the delicate fabric of a relationship.

No more Legal Aid for divorce? Is divorce insurance a good idea?

The government wants to scrap Legal Aid for divorce totally. This will mean that anyone who wants to protect their share of the fallout from a divorce will have to pay for all their own costs.