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Drawing on our Nuffield Foundation Fair Shares Project research, @Gill_D1111 and I have written a short piece for The Conversation on the financial reality of divorce for 'everyday' couples. theconversation.com/many-divorcees…

Some of the key findings from the Nuffield Foundation Fair Shares Project study, outlined in this article. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Super excited to hear Emma Hitchings on BBC Money Box at noon today talking all things finances & divorce, in light of the Fair Shares Project report published this week after the biggest ever survey re how couples sort out their finances on divorce in E&W👏🏻 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

More than 100,000 couples divorce in England and Wales each year but new research indicates that less than a third divide their stuff equally and two out of three take no legal advice at all. Find out more from Prof Emma Hitchings of Bristol Law School on BBC Money Box noon BBC Radio 4

👏Emma Hitchings's Fair Shares Project report — the first detailed insight into what happens to assets when a marriage breaks down — has been covered by The Guardian's Amelia Hill. Emma also spoke to Paul Lewis on BBC Radio 4's BBC Money Box. Guardian article ⤵️ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Last week saw publication of the long awaited "Fair Shares? Sorting out money and property on divorce" report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The report considers the full spectrum of financial arrangements made by divorcing couples and is not limited to high net worth cases.

There is so much depressing reading in the outstanding research of Emma Hitchings , to be found here nuffieldfoundation.org/project/fair-s… ALL family lawyers should read this research and ask themselves, "What can we do better to ensure all divorcees can see the cost benefit of legal advice?"

Useful article on domestic abuse (DA) in FR cases. For practitioners the prevalence of DA amongst clients is important to note: The Fair Shares Project study found that nearly 1 in 6 of those who had used a lawyer throughout the process gave DA as a reason for doing so.

A very enjoyable hour recording this podcast with the fabulous Jo Edwards and @Gill_D1111 discussing the findings from the Fair Shares Project project.

🍕 Lunchtime Listening 🎧 🔴 The latest episode of Talking Family Law takes an in depth look at the Fair Shares report. 🗣️ Our guests discuss the financial arrangements families make on separation and divorce, and how they arrive at those arrangements👇 buff.ly/31TB2st

👩‍👦 Many mothers have worse access to #FlexibleWorking than women without children, finds #NuffieldFunded research by King's Global Institute for Women's Leadership - but employers can take action to tackle the #MotherhoodPenalty. 🔍Read the findings & The Conversation article by Rose Cook nuffieldfoundation.org/project/have-i…

A short The Times and The Sunday Times comment by @Gill_D1111 and me, where we look at the financial reality for the majority of divorcees and suggest that any reform which provides for a rigid 50-50 division of assets without taking this into account is unlikely to be fair. thetimes.co.uk/article/362eaa…

My piece Law Society Gazette re value of early legal advice in family cases & why govt announcement in Jan about the advice pilot was v welcome news (despite the lawyer-bashing in certain quarters). Rich material in The Law Society research & Fair Shares Project report lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and…

Only one week to go until publication of two further research reports from the @ Fair Shares dataset funded by Nuffield Foundation. These two supplementary reports will consider domestic abuse in financial cases and regional disparities in spousal maintenance.

Two further Nuffield Foundation funded research reports from the Bristol Law School Fair Shares project have been published today examining domestic abuse in financial cases and regional disparities in spousal maintenance. Reports available at: nuffieldfoundation.org/project/fair-s…

Important new report from Nuffield Foundation Fair Shares Project today, on domestic abuse in FR cases. Key msgs 1. Vital to give access to legal advice 2. Caution around pressure to use NCDR 3. Supports Resolution EAWP report/call for a PD👏🏻 Lots for policymakers nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/upl…

Research by Professor Emma Hitchings and Caroline Bryson has exposed the greater financial hardship facing divorced female domestic abuse survivors – yet few are accessing legal aid to help meet costs. Read more⬇️ bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/nove… Nuffield Foundation Fair Shares Project Bristol Law School

Two days until publication of the final research reports from the @ Fair Shares dataset funded by Nuffield Foundation. These two reports will consider public understanding of the law around finances on divorce and the interaction between child arrangements and financial settlements.

Two further Nuffield Foundation funded research reports from the Bristol Law School Fair Shares project have been published today examining public understanding of the law and child arrangements and finances. Reports available at: nuffieldfoundation.org/project/fair-s…

The 'common mistake' people make when divorcing: Emma Hitchings , professor of family law at the University of Bristol, co-led the study and found a "substantial lack of knowledge" around separating. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #Divorce #FamilyLaw