TracyWalker published Cost of divorce set to rise

The cost of getting a divorce is going up – and one Nottingham solicitor has warned it could lead to more couples staying in unhappy relationships.From later this year, husbands and wives who want to end their marriage will have to pay £550 for a civil court hearding – a rise of £140.The Ministry of Justice said the fee increases, while not popular, were necessary and would ensure the rich, not the vulnerable, paid more.In 2013, the ministry first announced plans to...