Essays from the kitchen table.
The long-form half of what we publish. Honest writing about money, family, and the conversations couples put off, sourced, plainly written, no jargon.
- Prenup5 min · 21 AUG 2026
Why Gen Z and millennials are driving a prenup boom, and what they're actually asking for
Family lawyers in the US, UK, and Australia report a sustained rise in prenup inquiries. The generation reframing them as financial clarity tools, not divorce planning.
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- Cohabitation5 min · 14 AUG 2026
Common law marriage in England and Wales does not exist, and it costs people thousands
Almost half of adults in England and Wales believe cohabiting couples have 'common law marriage' rights. They do not. Here is what the law actually says.
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- Cohabitation5 min · 7 AUG 2026
Cohabitation agreements in the UK, the contract that fills the legal gap
Cohabiting couples have no automatic legal protections in England and Wales. A cohabitation agreement is how you build them yourself.
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- Prenup6 min · 31 JUL 2026
Radmacher v Granatino, the case that changed prenups in England and Wales
The Supreme Court did not make prenups binding in 2010. It did something more subtle, and that distinction matters when you sign one.
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- Cohabitation5 min · 24 JUL 2026
Moving in together: the money conversation almost no couple has
Cohabiting is the fastest-growing family type in the UK. Most couples talk about who keeps the sofa before they talk about whose name is on the mortgage.
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- Cohabitation6 min · 17 JUL 2026
Buying a home together when you are not married: the Declaration of Trust explained
If one of you puts in more for the deposit, the law does not automatically protect that. A Declaration of Trust is the document that does.
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- Cohabitation5 min · 10 JUL 2026
Pensions and unmarried couples: the gap that surprises people most
Pension sharing is only available on divorce or dissolution. Cohabitants have no equivalent right, regardless of how long they have been together.
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- Divorce5 min · 3 JUL 2026
The cost of divorce in the UK: where the £14,000 actually goes
Court fees are a few hundred pounds. The average divorce costs roughly £14,500. Here is what fills the gap.
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- Cohabitation5 min · 26 JUN 2026
If your unmarried partner dies without a will, you inherit nothing. Here is how the rules work.
The rules of intestacy in England and Wales do not recognise cohabitation. There is a separate route to claim, but it is a court application, not an entitlement.
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- Money5 min · 19 JUN 2026
Joint, separate, or hybrid: how UK couples actually run their money
There is no right answer to how couples should arrange shared finances. There is, however, a wrong one: not deciding.
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- Marriage6 min · 12 JUN 2026
Second marriages and the children from the first: protecting what matters
Roughly a third of marriages in England and Wales involve a remarriage for at least one partner. Without planning, children from a first marriage can be unintentionally disinherited.
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- Divorce5 min · 5 JUN 2026
Most people divorce without a lawyer, here's what that means for you
Unrepresented divorces tripled in a decade. The data on what's really happening in England & Wales, and where professional input still matters.
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- Divorce4 min · 28 MAY 2026
The surprising truth about how few divorces are fought in court
Roughly 9 in 10 divorcing couples sort out their finances without a contested hearing. The actual numbers from the Ministry of Justice.
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- Divorce5 min · 20 MAY 2026
Legal aid is gone, and divorce costs have soared. The real impact.
LASPO removed legal aid from private family law in 2012. A decade on, costs are up, representation is down, and a patchwork of alternatives has emerged.
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- Prenup4 min · 12 MAY 2026
Prenups, from celebrity novelty to mainstream planning tool
Only 1 in 10 UK couples has a prenup. But 48% of adults would consider one, and attitudes are shifting fast. What's holding people back.
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- Marriage3 min · 2 MAY 2026
How long does the average marriage last before divorce?
The median duration of opposite-sex marriages ending in divorce in 2023 was 12.7 years, the longest on record. Why that matters for your finances.
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- Divorce4 min · 22 APR 2026
The divorce process in 2024, what the latest court data actually shows
108,657 applications. 96% filed online. ~70 weeks from application to Final Order. The current shape of divorce in England and Wales.
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- Divorce3 min · 10 APR 2026
No-fault divorce, what changed in 2022 and why it matters
The most significant change to English divorce law in 50 years. What's different, what isn't, and why your finances are still up to you.
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- Prenup5 min · 1 APR 2026
Why a private financial agreement is not a prenup, and why that's a good thing
A prenup is one specific legal instrument. A private financial agreement is something different, and for most couples, more useful.
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