Recently, British Vogue reported on the rise of ‘curveball divorces’, with one 31 year old woman sharing that her husband left her only six months into their marrrriage, when she thought things were going well.

She said: “I thought people who got divorced were in their 40s and 50s, with children to co-parent, and family homes,

“I didn’t think that divorce happened to people who were just starting their life with someone. My world totally collapsed in on itself.”

Now, Cara Nuttall, Head of Family Law at Brabners Personal shares the reality behind these divorces and how they are handled from a legal perspective.

Curveball divorces: what they are and how long the divorce process takes

Nuttall says: “Recently, there has been a reported rise in so-called “curveball divorces,” in which one partner is blindsided by the other’s desire to end what may appear to be a flawless marriage.

“While any divorce carries a heavy emotional toll, the shock is especially acute when one partner has already begun (and sometimes finished) the grieving process while the other is left reeling, unprepared for the........

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