Q. When my husband is behaving badly I sometimes think I would like to know exactly how much I might receive in a divorce settlement, just so I could have an unnerving little smile playing about my lips, safe in the knowledge of what I am ‘worth’. How can I get this information without actually consulting a solicitor? I don’t want to wash my dirty linen in public or set any inexorable process in motion.
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A. An inexorable process would not necessarily be set in motion. Two of the very top divorce lawyers in the country, Fiona Shackleton and Roger Bamber, both sit their clients down and urge them not to divorce. From their years of experience they see that divorced people are invariably worse off in every aspect of their standard of living, including their social life. However if you would like to exude a quiet confidence that might help to keep your husband on his toes, why not consult the free website set up by the philanthropic Roger Bamber, www.divorce.co.uk?
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