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The End of Leasehold Flats? A Breakdown of the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Bill
Úna Campbell
26 October 2012
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher – is a ‘private’ divorce possible?
Various press reports this week, both in England and in the US, suggest that Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have been unable to finalise their divorce due to their inability to reach a financial settlement and the prospect of an “ugly” court battle has been raised. This blog explores the alternative routes to highly public divorces in the UK.
19 October 2012
A divorce worthy of Downton
The recent High Court case of Y v Y has all the hallmarks of a certain popular period drama: inherited wealth built up over generations, landed gentry forced to downsize and the pitfalls of managing a large country estate.
15 October 2012
Are both dual role super mothers and committed fathers short changed by our current social policies and divorce laws?
Over the last 20 years, we have seen a greater tendency for women to enter into the higher occupational sphere and according to recent reports, many of these women feel that our current divorce laws, whilst evolving, do not reflect the fact that they are both homemaker and breadwinner while their spouses do not have to worry about household management as well as their careers.
29 August 2012
Separation: An alternative to divorce for disadvantaged couples?
A report published by researchers at Ohio State University has shown that although long-term separation is not the first choice for many couples, it is becoming the low cost do-it-yourself alternative to divorce for low income families in the United States.
1 August 2012
Parental responsibility: the bigger picture
The Court of Appeal judgment on 25 July 2012 in the case of Re: W (Children) [2012] EWCA civ 999 reaffirmed the well-established principle that it is in children’s best interests to have relationships with both parents following divorce or separation. Despite this, it is all too common for parents who are separated to lose focus of what really is in the best interests of their children and instead focus on their own experiences with their former partners/spouses.