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Divorce & separation: Your questions
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If you and your partner have decided to split up, you will have to face the difficult task of dividing your assets. This could involve selling your home, arranging maintenance payments for children, or even dividing a pension fund. On Monday’s Money Box Live, Vincent Duggleby and a panel of experts took your questions on the financial aspects of divorce and separation. Vincent was joined by: Louise Spitz, family partner at Manches Source : news.bbc.co.uk |
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