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What are we each entitled to in our divorce settlement?
What does the law say about how to split the house, how to share pensions and other assets, and how much maintenance is payable.
What steps can we take to reach a fair agreement?
The four basic steps to reaching an agreement on divorce finances are: disclosure, getting advice, negotiating and implementing a Consent Order.
What is a Consent Order and why do we need one?
A Consent Order is a legally binding document that finalises a divorcing couple's agreement on property, pensions and other assets.
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Advice please
22 Apr 12 #325762 by Fiona
Reply from Fiona
I''m rather set in my ways and being married but living apart sounds rather attractive. 
In Scotland there is only one ground for divorce, the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage proven by one of 4 facts - unreasonable behaviour, adultery, one year''s separation with consent of the other spouse or two years without. Most divorces are granted on the basis of separation and if you want to divorce my suggestion would be to separate, split any finances (there won''t be much, if anything, after such a short marriage) and wait one or two years then divorce.
This is the easiest and cheapest way forward and as long as there are no children you can use the simplified divorce procedure.
See - Scottish Courts website.
In Scotland there is only one ground for divorce, the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage proven by one of 4 facts - unreasonable behaviour, adultery, one year''s separation with consent of the other spouse or two years without. Most divorces are granted on the basis of separation and if you want to divorce my suggestion would be to separate, split any finances (there won''t be much, if anything, after such a short marriage) and wait one or two years then divorce.
This is the easiest and cheapest way forward and as long as there are no children you can use the simplified divorce procedure.
See - Scottish Courts website.
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