Caroline Bryson (Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP)

Caroline Bryson (Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP)

Caroline Bryson is a quantitative social scientist with over 25 years’ experience and a partner at Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP.
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Fair Shares and the Financial Reality of the ‘Everyday’ Divorce

Fair Shares and the Financial Reality of the ‘Everyday’ Divorce

Introduction The Fair Shares research study provides the first nationally representative picture of the financial arrangements made by divorcing couples in England and Wales. While approximately 100,000 couples divorce each year, of these only around one-third leave the marriage with a court order in relation to finances, with the
Professor Emma Hitchings (Bristol University), Caroline Bryson (Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP), Professor Gillian Douglas (King's College London)
Fair Shares? Sorting Out Money and Property on Divorce

Fair Shares? Sorting Out Money and Property on Divorce

Introduction For the 100,000 couples who divorce annually in England and Wales, the financial arrangements they make can determine the future standard of living that they and their children will have. Yet, only a third of them use the legal system to reach a financial settlement, with the remaining
Professor Emma Hitchings (Bristol University), Dr Jenny Birchall (University of Bristol Law School), Caroline Bryson (Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP), Professor Gillian Douglas (King's College London), Dr Susan Purdon (Bryson Purdon Social Research LLP)