I’ve not done any proper research, but it strikes me that February is the most depressing month of the year......   more »

The photograph said it all: Lady Linda Macdonald was pictured in the press this week the day after a national newspaper revealed the ‘intimate’ relationship   more »

For lovebirds, Valentine’s Day is a high point on the calendar; for people in the throes of divorce, February 14 can be a heart-rending occasion.   more »

Imagine, if you will, a pair of perfectly balanced scales. On one side is the husband and on the other, the wife. The scales are evenly balanced because the power in the relationship is divided equally between them. This is the ideal scenario.   more »

If you were feeling down in the dumps on Monday, you can take solace in the thought that things are unlikely to get any worse this year. Or, at least, that’s what the experts say.   more »

We are all familiar with the phrase ‘don’t put off until tomorrow that which can be done today’ and when it comes to divorce, the saying has particular resonance.   more »

A survey published on Monday ‘reveals’ what I’ve known and written about for a very long time – that the start of the first full week of the year is when people most commonly decide their marriages are over.   more »

Christmas is a particularly trying time if your marriage is in crisis, but can be even more difficult if you’re enmeshed in an adulterous relationship.   more »

Tory leader David Cameron this week signalled he is ready to introduce tax breaks for married couples.....   more »

Christmas can be a stressful time even for happy families, but for fragmented ones it is often little short of a nightmare.   more »

A new survey has picked up on something I identified long ago – and is the subject of my book, published last year   more »

Strangely, perhaps, there is no correlation between the paternal behaviour of a married father and a divorced one.   more »

In the early stages of divorce, it is often difficult to sleep. Quite apart from the physical absence of your ex-partner beside you, you’re so very, very tired, yet at the same time overwrought, angry, upset and anxious about the future.   more »

For parents whose marriage is disintegrating, the biggest worry ought to be how this will affect the children.   more »

When you’'re going through a divorce, it is entirely natural to experience a raft of extreme emotions, from bewilderment and outrage to grief to regret.   more »

Divorce doesn’t just mean splitting up with your spouse; it can also mean losing some of your friends.    more »

Sir Paul McCartney is said to be worth circa £825 million, so can afford to hire one of the country’s most prominent and expensive lawyers, Fiona Shackleton   more »

Divorce is probably one of the most painful experiences anyone ever goes through.   more »

Ask any mother with children under the age of 10 how much time she gets to herself and she will give you a blank look   more »

 

When I first split up with my now ex-husband, I kept rigidly to ‘my’ side of the bed. I ...   more »