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  • Tuesday, 2 March, 2021
    Financial Advice
    Gina Miller: my pandemic fears for women

    The high-profile City campaigner is this week’s guest on the Money Clinic podcast

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Next Act
    Silver Splitters count the cost of divorce

    Going your separate ways after 60? Here’s what you need to know

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Charles Calkin
    Remarry by all means — but don’t forget the pre-nup

    Financial planning cuts risk of family rows and disputed legacies

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    How much should you spend on Valentine’s Day?

    Talking about money with your partner could be more rewarding than an expensive gift

  • Friday, 15 January, 2021
    Next Act
    How Covid-19 rebooted retirement

    Pandemic has prompted the over-50s to reassess their financial priorities

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Will writing: a case of whodunnit or haven’t done it yet?

    Don’t bequeath an inheritance battle to your family

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    We’re getting divorced — should we share a lawyer?

    It’s all perfectly amicable and my husband has suggested we instruct one family lawyer for both of us

  • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
    Amy Kazmin
    An Indian project to celebrate interfaith love at a hostile time

    Couples are publicly honouring their relationships to counter a growing rightwing frenzy over love-jihad

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Russian oligarch’s son racked up $50m in day trading losses

    Ex-wife of billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov accuses their son of helping to hide assets in divorce battle

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Son being sued by mother in £453m London divorce dispute flees to Moscow

    Judge gives Temur Akhmedov a week to return to defend himself over allegedly helping father evade payment

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Wealthy use Covid uncertainty to challenge divorce settlements

    Economic confusion makes it hard to value assets and results in cases being reopened

  • Tuesday, 24 November, 2020
    Property
    Money Clinic podcast: The financial consequences of moving in together

    Cohabiting couples have very little legal protection if their relationship breaks down

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Lunch with the FT
    Fiona Shackleton: ‘Divorce is either quick torture or slow torture’

    The lawyer for royals and the ultra-rich on the pandemic boom in break-ups — and why she still believes in marriage

  • Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
    Catholic Church
    Pope challenges church orthodoxy by voicing support for gay unions

    Liberalising move is likely to delight Catholic reformers but anger religious conservatives

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Special ReportFT Wealth: Family Office
    Divorce lawyers to the wealthy: ‘The pandemic has been a real wake-up call’

    Some rich celebrities and entrepreneurs have found it just as hard to get along with their spouses in lockdown as anyone else

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Kristin Sharp
    Reader response: Shed a tear for the weddings industry

    Weddings contribute £14.7bn to the UK economy and support about 400,000 jobs

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Is our pre-lockdown pre-nup still valid?

    We delayed our summer wedding plans at the start of lockdown

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    The end of ‘big weddings’ — and why I won’t be weeping

    A silver lining of Covid-19 restrictions is that the cost of getting married will be slashed

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    Inheritance
    Video wills: Leaving a legacy moves into 21st century

    Pandemic prompts new tech adaptations, but experts warn of pitfalls

  • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
    Q&AYour Questions
    How much CGT will we have to pay on our properties?

    My husband and I have divorced and are selling our house and flat

  • Tuesday, 11 August, 2020
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Will divorce affect my grandchildren’s trust fund?

    My son is divorcing and I’ve been asked to disclose how much the capital sum is worth

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Inheritance
    Inheritance disputes rise as families go to war over estates

    Number of contested wills at an all-time high as rising house prices and complex family structures drive competing claims

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    How should we split our financial assets when we get divorced?

    We have a town house and a place in the country but no other substantial assets

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Q&APersonal Finance
    Live Q&A: Can you really split assets fairly when you get divorced?

    The FT’s Lucy Warwick-Ching and Emma Gill, director of divorce and family law at Vardags, will answer questions at 12pm GMT on Wednesday July 15

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    FT SeriesA very different summer
    Save the new date: the future of weddings after coronavirus

    ‘I can’t actually remember the last summer that wasn’t structured around nuptials. I am, as they say, at that age’

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