Brighton in the News
Created On:
10 Sep 2008
Date Updated:
30 Sep 2008
Britain's first divorce fair will be held in October in Brighton, where more than 20 per cent of couples divorce. The national average is 16 per cent.
Experts will include divorce lawyers, business advisers, health professionals and financial advisers. Event producer Suzy Miller said: 'I heard about a couple of fairs being held in Europe and wondered how something similar would go down in the UK, with the emphasis on three main things. 'That is to provide a great collaboration of lawyers, especially when children are involved, to provide good financial advice to take the fear out of the process and, importantly, to have motivational help to make it feel less doom-laden…… Going through a break-up can be an extremely lonely time so we are placing a lot of emphasis on mind, body and soul to help people get through it. There will be a core of legal and financial professionals but there will also be live music, a chill-out room and a crèche. And there will be an emphasis on well-being.' However, the event will not have any suggestions on how to reduce the number of marriage breakdowns.
A spokesman for relationship counselling organisation Relate said: 'The more help and advice for people going through the divorce the better.'
Read the article in the Daily Mail