Family Law Blog

The Scottish Government recently released statistics on divorce rates throughout Scotland. The data came from the Scottish Survey’s Core Questions which pooled three major surveys. With 21,000 people interviewed, this is one of the largest surveys of its kind in Scotland and hopes to produce unprecedented insights into the lives of Scots.

Officials have confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife of thirty years, Lyudmila Putina, have divorced, reports the BBC. The announcement was not unexpected – the couple revealed in June last year that they were splitting up.

Over ten million (28%) UK savers are keeping financial matters a secret from loved ones by hiding a total of £92 billion worth of savings, with the average secret savings account containing £8,717, according to research from Post Office Savings.

A new study from America has found that the risk of military marriages ending in divorce rises with the length of military deployments.

Think-tank, The Marriage Foundation, has published a report that claims there is no real link between the incidence of divorce and recession.