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the government is considering removing blame to leave a single reason for divorce: irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. In the meantime, try to stay civil if your relationship crumbles, as conflict will send both stress levels and legal bills spiralling. sarah coles, from investment services company hargreaves lansdown, explains: “lawyers charge between

£150 and £400 an hour, so ask yourself whether you really need their help relationship arguing about with your who ex, gets consider the sofa.” mediation, If you have where a reasonably you sit round good a table with one lawyer. sarah says: “this can cut the costs dramatically and in straightforward cases, couples can reach agreement for less than £600 – compared with the average of over £2,500.”