Although some of the advice will be well above the pay grade of most of the more than 100,000 couples who divorce each year in England & Wales (It’s no good claiming a Fortnum & Mason lifestyle if you’ve always been satisfied with Sainsbury[sic]; don’t waste time & money arguing about who should get the best dinner service; don’t try to buy the children’s love – you will get into a competitive frenzy of ever more expensive treats, exotic holidays & designer labels) I do think such a guide can play a valuable role.
Polite & civilised behaviour always helps, no matter how fraught & upsetting the circumstances, when you often need to be reminded that others – in-laws & friends, work colleagues – are also affected.
At the same time those who are wealthy enough to afford the fees will now be able to achieve a legally binding agreement over money & children, arrived at through arbitration behind closed doors. Which will be good for those involved, while at the same time reducing the gaiety of a nation unable to gawp & wonder at these celebrity tribulations.
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