Europe: Family and Matrimonial

Spiritual abuse is a form of control that many people struggle to recognise at first. It does not fit neatly into the traditional image of domestic abuse, and it often takes place in private, within belief systems that may be deeply personal or culturally significant

Carol's marriage was dead. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Carol's marriage was as dead as a door-nail.

Divorce reshapes not only a relationship but also the financial life that has grown around it. The family home, savings, pensions and long-term plans that once supported one household must suddenly stretch to support two.