Monthly Archives: November 2022

What is ‘Maintenance Pending Suit’?

Maintenance Pending Suit (MPS) is interim financial support from your ex-spouse which can be applied for to help you with the household bills whilst your divorce proceedings are going through. Under section 22 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Court can order one spouse to make regular payments to the other during the time […]

Bars to Divorce: Can the Court refuse to grant a Divorce?

On 6th April 2022 the ‘No Fault Divorce’ came into force which meant the ‘blame game’ in Divorce had officially ended. This was the biggest change to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 for over half a century! The reason  for the change was to allow separating couples to focus on the important decisions […]