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Keeping the peace at Christmas – top tips for shared parenting over the festive season
Lauren Evans
10 October 2017
Maintenance pending suit and interim maintenance - where divorce meets poker
In a story picked up all over the world, The Times of India reported that a husband had been ordered to pay “a wapping RS four lakl (approximately £4,800) every month” pending the final decision in the divorce.
22 September 2017
Adultery, blame and divorce - the end is nigh?
Sometimes, it just seems like everyone is doing it. This weekend, Ulrika Jonsson expressed her regrets for cheating on her first husband; the ex-husband of Strictly’s judge Shirley Ballas accused Shirley of “cheating on him with at least 10 men during a stormy marriage”; and comedian Kevin Hart apologised to his family for putting himself “in a bad environment where only bad things happen and they did” in circumstances where someone was trying to make “financial gain” from his actions. To top it, all a new divorce form was introduced by the English Government in the summer with a dedicated section for the details of “the person your partner committed adultery with”.
21 September 2017
Divorce and coercive & controlling behaviour - Harassment’s big brother?
This summer, The Telegraph reported the disciplinary action taken against PC Wayne Hodge and found that “he was behaving in a controlling and coercive manner”. Apparently, he banned girlfriends from talking to men, wearing red nail polish or accepting Tesco deliveries if he was not at home.
13 September 2017
Contrats prénuptiaux franco-britanniques – les mythes de la protection outre-Manche et le contrat prénuptial global
Des couples français et de nationalités différentes me consultent régulièrement pour me demander quels sont les contrats de protection qui peuvent être établis avant le mariage. Ils sont souvent surpris d’apprendre qu’il n’est pas possible de rédiger un contrat prénuptial qui sera exécutoire dans le monde entier, où que le couple s’installe à l’avenir.
12 September 2017
Donald Trump divorce – real or fake news when valuing a family business on divorce?
In this blog, we look at how valuations of family businesses are considered in divorce proceedings.
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