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FAMILY solicitors are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a Parliamentary bill which would allow couples to divorce solely through the written consent of both parties. Lisa Cogger, a family and matrimonial solicitor at Bowcock & Pursaill Solicitors who have offices in Uttoxeter, Leek, Eccleshall and Hanley, said the no-fault divorce bill was a ‘much welcomed reform’ which was ‘long overdue’ to make divorce a more amicable process. Current divorce law requires a party to apply for dissolution of their marriage/civil partnership in reliance of one of five facts and, in the absence of two years separation, forces divorcing couples to blame their spouse for the divorce based...
Our tax planning and wealth management specialist Rob Fearnley answers your most common questions about this valuable tax relief. Capital Gains Tax is a tax on the profit when you sell (or ‘dispose of’) something (an ‘asset’) that has increased in value. It’s the gain you make that is taxed, not the amount of money you receive, and the allowance for 2015/16 is £11,100. There are four steps to working out whether you have made a taxable gain or loss: Step 1: Start with the final value. This is usually the sale proceeds or the market value if you give...
What you need to know about divorce by Staffordshire family and matrimonial solicitor Lisa Cogger… FOR better or for worse, many people in unhappy relationships choose to make plans to separate for the New Year after having one last Christmas as a family. While the most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 130,473 couples divorced in 2013, down almost three per cent in a single year, the number of people over the age of 50 separating is rising. However, no matter what your age, undertaking a separation and divorce is an extremely stressful and emotional process, which is why...
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