How Britain’s DIY divorce boom can help you split up without costing the earth

A “do-it-yourself” approach can greatly reduce lawyers’ fees when getting divorced. But do be careful.

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ritain is having a “divorce boom”, says Sophia Money-Coutts in The Daily Telegraph. The misery of lockdown sent Google searches for “divorce lawyer near me” up by 233% in the year to December 2020. “DIY divorces”, where couples seek little or no legal help, are also on the rise, says Esyllt Carr on the BBC.

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Alex is an investment writer who has been contributing to MoneyWeek since 2015. He has been the magazine’s markets editor since 2019. 

Alex has a passion for demystifying the often arcane world of finance for a general readership. While financial media tends to focus compulsively on the latest trend, the best opportunities can lie forgotten elsewhere. 

He is especially interested in European equities – where his fluent French helps him to cover the continent’s largest bourse – and emerging markets, where his experience living in Beijing, and conversational Chinese, prove useful. 

Hailing from Leeds, he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford. He also holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Manchester.