February 2025 News: Court Reporting, Brangelina & Legal Docs

There was a lot of news we found interesting in February 2025, so we've put a few of the news posts on our LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter pages together and a reminder of our blogs.

From our blog:

Opening up: the new Family Courts reporting provisions

Balancing transparency and privacy: New UK Family Court reporting provisions allow journalists and legal bloggers to attend hearings and report on cases (with a Transparency Order), protecting family anonymity.

An end to it: the Brangelina divorce is officially signed off after eight years

It's officially over! After eight long years, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's divorce is finalised. From a two-year marriage to an eight-year legal battle, the 'Brangelina' saga has finally come to an end.
Read more about the details of their drawn-out divorce, including custody battles and property disputes:

Do you know where your decree absolute is?

Without your certificate of decree absolute / final order, you have no legal proof you are divorced and free to marry again. If you cannot locate it, it's now much easier to get a copy online, along with copies of other important documents you might need post-divorce such as your birth certificate, passport and driver’s licence.

And from our social media streams:

Marriage is no longer sexual servitude’: European court condemns France over ‘marital duty’

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that French courts had violated a woman’s rights by citing her refusal to have sex as grounds for divorce.

Not enough couples are considering their pension rights on divorce

However, though the law explicitly enables pension sharing, only 13 per cent of divorcing couples consider pensions when they are dividing up their assets, according to recent research by Legal & General

National Apprenticeship Week

We are so lucky to have three exceptional apprentices here at LGFL:Simi Bhabra-Sharma, Matilda Kite and Isha Rai.

Court orders £750,000 payment to fund wife’s divorce costs

The High Court has directed a husband to pay £750,000 to fund his wife’s legal costs – but warned there will be no tolerance of any reckless spending.

Over 50s using property wealth to fund divorce

Some 11 per cent of couples who divorce after the age of 50 use money from their property to fund it.

Research from Legal & General found property wealth was the most important consideration for couples at the point of divorce.

Study links parental divorce to increased stroke risk in adult children

Interesting study on the long term effects of divorce on children as they age.

'Grey divorce' is on the rise and relationship experts think this is why

Grey divorces' (a.k.a. splits after age 50) have more than doubled in recent years.

Sharing Calendars on OurFamilyWizard: What Can My Co-Parent See?

Some good features to help co-parents on Our Family Wizard.

Do all firms charge for initial meeting

Rita Gupta talks about whether Family Law firms charge or not for your initial meeting.

How to find a Family Law Firm

Rita talks about ways to find the Family Lawyer that will suit you.

Should your lawyer tell you what you want to hear?

Rita talks about whether a family lawyer should ONLY tell you want you want to hear.

Conflict of Interest Checks

Rita talks about the Conflict of Interest checks that LGFL will undertake before commencing representing you, to ensure your confidentiality.