Welcome to Divorce Aid TM

You are not alone
Since 1999 we have been an independent organisation of professionals giving divorce information and advice to people based in the UK and internationally with a UK connection.
Please do read through the relevant parts of this site to help you.

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Thought for the day
Until you acknowledge that you are not a pasenger in your own life and take responsibility for what's going on, you are going to be looking for excuses instead of solutions
- DR P McGraw

and another favourite by George Washington which is appropriate at this time:

Be courteous to all but intimate with few; and let those be well tried before you give them your confidence.

Your Family
Advice for Children, Teenagers and Parents in divorce. Browse our extensive sections of information, support links, helplines and books.
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Legal information
Read our legal info in simple language including: legal process, find a solicitor, legal aid, children and international. Find out about reaching a settlement and new Collaborative Law.
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Financial information
Find out what the courts consider, make a short term plan and budget. Also look at the family home and our guide to pensions. Scroll down for articles
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Latest divorce and separation articles - updated daily

Please note, the team will be back on duty on 15 June
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Thinking about divorce? Things to consider

Love flies out the window when poverty comes through the door: Read through Divorce Finances

Failure is delay but not defeat: Find out about divorce law

Listen to your children See everything through their eyes

Mrs Jones' Divorce Blog: There is hope for ex spouses to be 'friends' again even after extreme actions re children. Put your children first

Does your divorce have an international element? Please contact us with brief relevant details as per this link

I don't love you anymore. Where did the love go?

Need a Divorce IFA? (Independent Financial Adviser)

Collaborative divorce: could this be a dignified way forward for you both?

The family home discussed. A house is not a home

Distressed & need to speak to someone now?
If you are worried, confused, or upset in divorce or any matter, SAMARITANS are always there for you even in the middle of the night. You are never alone.