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Mar 2023
24m 47s

How to financially survive a divorce

Financial Times
About this episode

Divorce inquiries tend to peak in the first few months of a new year, so in this episode presenter Claer Barrett, the FT’s consumer editor, sources expert advice on how to manage your costs and finances through a legal separation. Listeners Jane and Tina recount their stories - and what they wished they had known at the start of the process - and Claer speaks to Brett Frankle from the law firm Withers as well as financial planner Tamsin Caine of Smart Divorce about how to ensure your finances survive a divorce.


Links to organisations mentioned in the episode:

https://resolution.org.uk/

https://www.judiciary.uk/family-justice-council/


If you would like to talk to Claer about a future episode, please email the Money Clinic team at money@ft.com with a short description of your problem, and how you would like us to help.  

You can follow Claer on Twitter and Instagram @Claerb 

Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Persis Love. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music. 


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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