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▶5:46 Divorce: Who Gets What? Money, Property and Pensions — and What a Financial Order Is (England & Wales)
Short answer: there is no fixed formula in England and Wales. The court puts the needs of any children under eighteen first, then divides what you built up together, usually equally, and adjusts for each person's needs, earning power, health, age, the length of the marriage and what each brought in. Pensions count, and can only be split by a court order. Nothing you agree between yourselves is binding until a judge approves it as a consent order; without an order, claims stay open for years. Deal with the money before the final divorce order.
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▶4:49 Served With a Non-Molestation Order? What Happens Now — and How to Contest It (England & Wales)
Short answer: obey the order to the letter from this minute, and fight it at the return hearing. Most of these orders are made without you there, so the court must give you a full hearing as soon as it fairly can — ideally within 14 days. Breaching a non-molestation order is a criminal offence carrying up to five years in prison, and believing the allegations are false is no defence to breaking it. At the hearing you can contest the allegations with evidence, offer an undertaking with no admission, or apply for your own order. A police notice moves faster: you are before magistrates within 48 hours. England and Wales only.
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