The gripping BBC drama Dr. Foster returned on our screens earlier this month for a second series. The new season focuses on life after divorce… Read More »Dr. Foster and dealing with the aftermath of a ‘messy’ divorce
The harsh reality of a cohabitation separation hit Miss Turner hard as Judge Alan Johns QC ruled that her ex-boyfriend, Mr. Durant, had not promised… Read More »Woman collapses in court after judge rules that she did not have a claim for a half-share in her ex-boyfriend’s business
According to recent statistics released by law firms, there has been a significant rise in divorce rates among couples where one or both partners work… Read More »Rise in Divorce Rates for Shift Workers
New research from Sweden has suggested that children do better in joint custody arrangements than when one or the other partner has custody. Countless studies… Read More »Joint Custody Best Option For Children
The ‘triple talaq’ is an Islamic practice which allows men to instantly divorce their wives by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ (the Arabic word for a… Read More »The Indian Supreme Court finds Islamic practice of instant divorce by ‘triple talaq’ unconstitutional.
Same-sex marriage is now legal in the Irish Republic, England, Scotland and Wales however same-sex couples are still banned from marrying in Northern Ireland. Two… Read More »Challenge to Northern Ireland same-sex marriage ban dismissed as ban ‘does not violate the rights of LGBT couples in the region’.
For most people, taking the children abroad on holiday is something to look forward to both for children and their parents and many fond memories… Read More »When Taking Children on Holiday Can Be Viewed As Abduction
‘Unreasonable behaviour’ is one of the most common reasons used for divorce in the UK but this doesn’t mean that it is considered an acceptable… Read More »What Is Unreasonable Behaviour?
Background In Birch v Birch [2017] UKSC 53, the Supreme Court (by a majority of 4:1) has granted the wife’s appeal and remitted for urgent… Read More »Supreme Court allows wife’s appeal in Birch v Birch – Court may hear wife’s application to be released from undertaking to sell former matrimonial home.
A recent study produced by L&C Mortgages has revealed that some 1.8million adults in the UK have primarily stayed or would stay in a relationship… Read More »Recent study reveals many ‘unhappy’ couples stay together in order to secure home ownership