Shivi Rajput

In 2009, Bitcoin was launched, opening wide the door for digital assets to become a mainstream financial trend. In the subsequent 17 years, a vast enterprise of cryptocurrency has entered our world, along with changing ways of managing our businesses, social enterprises and family life. With advancing technology, so much of our financial lives is now intangible, dramatically changing how, and how quickly, people can build wealth, and how much of this can be hidden. In the context of family law, specifically financial remedy proceedings on divorce, this can become an issue.

A survey by the Marriage Foundation revealed that 20% of couples marrying in the UK now sign a prenup, compared to just 8% in 1990. Their growing popularity reflects increasing numbers of younger HNW individuals, a greater focus on financial independence and estate planning for second and third marriages. Prenups are formal agreements drafted by family solicitors. However, they are not automatically legally binding, and the court can depart from them if doing so is necessary to achieve a fair outcome on divorce.

This week’s Citywealth Quick Insight Series on Divorce Trends is dedicated to Shivi Rajput, Partner at Stowe Family Law

This week’s 60 seconds Citywealth Leaders List interview is dedicated to Shivi Rajput, Partner at Stowe Family Law.

Divorce and separation are rarely smooth processes. They have far-reaching and deeply impactful consequences for families, financially, practically, legally and personally. When families cross-borders, whether physically or economically, there can be added complications particularly in the areas of financial planning and, in some cases, child arrangement decisions. This is becoming […]