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Tuesday, February 07, 2012 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Infographic,
Personal
| Tags: statistics,
survey,
divorce,
marriage,
UK,
2011,
report,
matrimonial,
Imerman,
Radmacher,
break-up,
ruling,
concealing assets

More relationships break up at the start of the year than at any other time – a phenomenon known as the ‘January jilt’.
Our 2011 matrimonial survey of leading UK family lawyers reveals some of the key statistics of UK divorce: at what point in the marriage they are they most likely to happen, for what reason, who are the main instigators, how many cases are concealing assets and more…
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
tax planning,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
IHT,
divorce,
transfer,
marriage,
partnership,
exemptions,
Naomi Smith,
shares,
spouse,
transferable allowances,
marriage and tax,
civil partner

It may sound harsh but if you’re going to leave your marriage then it’s best to split on 6 April for optimum tax savings and to give you more time to sort out the financial arrangements. Naomi Smith, Tax Manager at Grant Thornton, follows up her post on a dozen tax reasons to get married with some tax-saving facts for those planning a separation.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 | Posted by: Naomi Smith
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Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
property,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
CGT,
income tax,
pensions,
IHT,
retirement,
transfer,
marriage,
partnership,
Naomi Smith,
shares,
assets,
personal allowance,
spouse,
transferable allowances,
advantages,
Married Couple’s Allowance

Marriage isn’t just for romantics. There are all sorts of financial gains, tax reliefs, benefits, exemptions and other advantages to be had when you sign on the dotted line.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Personal
| Tags: links,
property,
divorce,
yachts,
marriage,
inheritance,
pre-nuptials,
estate planning,
pre-nups,
Forbes,
wills,
rich list,
collecting,
estate management,
books,
links, wills, estate planning, pre-nups, property, inheritance, yachts, marriage, divorce, books, collecting, Forbes, rich list

Our regular pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs comes with an added flavour of weddings and family this month, including the world’s most expensive wedding, royal pre-nup advice and inheritance issues with son- and daughter-in-laws.
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Friday, February 12, 2010 | Posted by: Francesca Lagerberg
Categories:
Personal,
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax,
Francesca Lagerberg,
capital gains tax,
inheritance tax,
income tax,
tax manifesto,
marriage,
saving,
transferable allowances,
marriage and tax,
tax saving,
tax benefits
Marriage and tax is becoming an increasing area for debate as the political parties clash heads over whether the tax system should recognise marriage. So why do people think the system is not working, what tax breaks do you currently get when you’re married, and how best can you utilise them?
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories:
Infographic
| Tags: statistics,
recession,
survey,
infographic,
chart,
divorce,
marriage,
credit crunch,
reasons for divorce

Marriages are supposed to be ‘for better or worse’, but how sturdy are they in a depressed economy?
Grant Thornton’s
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Thursday, September 03, 2009 | Posted by: Mike Warburton
Categories:
Protecting your wealth
| Tags: tax planning,
survey,
divorce,
tax relief,
marriage,
pre-nuptials,
Mike Warburton,
pre-nups,
matrimonial,
settlement,
Heather Mills,
Peter Andre,
Jordan,
celebrity,
Katie Price,
Paul McCartney,
maintenance

A few months ago I joined Jeremy Vine on his Radio 2 show to discuss the tax problems of the wealthy. Sitting in the green room, I was first joined by veteran rocker
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