Blogs Posts in Effects of Divorce category; 384 blog posts

Woman seeks divorce from 'gay' husband in UAE

A woman has filed for divorce after she claimed to have made a chance discovery of her husband's alleged relationship with another man. The woman, believed to be from a Gulf country, filed her divorce claim before the Dubai Sharia Co [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

'If you join Opposition, I will divorce you'

It was not how a new political candidate is usually introduced to dozens of reporters, but Workers' Party's (WP) Watson Chong Cham Weng probably could not control himself. The 51-year-old broke down after being asked if he was ne [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

When you’re upside down because of DIVORCE

The wife is pouring herself a cup of coffee. The husband is sitting at the kitchen table, reading the morning paper. As she sits, he lowers the paper, pauses, and drops the bomb. “I want a divorce.” Those four words have [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Seo Tae-ji's divorce suit shocks online users

The report claiming that singer Seo Tae-ji and actress Lee Ji-ah involved in a divorce suit has created sensation online as a local news media revealed the shocking news Thursday. The news spread quickly online as Twitter users began ret [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

SC lifts time bar on mutual consent divorce

It could now be tough for estranged partners to end their marriage by mutual consent. For, the Supreme Court on Monday said either husband or wife could withdraw consent to divorce any time before the decree is passed by the matrimonial [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Download divorce advice: New iPhone app offers legal guidanc...

Prior to 1857, a divorce had to be approved by an Act of Parliament. Fast-forward a century and a half and things are very different. A new iPhone app is offering what it claims to be 'legal advice and guidance' to people contemp [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Guatemalan first lady's divorce creates uproar

It's final. Five weeks after announcing that she would seek a divorce from her husband, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, Sandra Torres is no longer Guatemala's first lady. A family court in Guatemala City has granted the divorc [...]

Posted On : Apr, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce - How to Survive Financially

When considering divorce and its financial consequences, it may at times seem hard to believe that anyone can survive it. Vengeful wives have been known to max out their husbands' credit cards prior to a divorce settlement and deadbe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Grandparents to get legal powers over access in divorce batt...

For the first time, separating parents will be expected by the courts to ensure grandparents continue to have a role in the lives of their children after they split up. New Parenting Agreements will be drawn up that explicitly set out co [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce deal a family burden for generations, says millionai...

Athelstan Whaley, 60, says the cost of the settlement to Belinda Whaley, 47, his wife of 21 years, will also leave him homeless. Mrs Justice Baron awarded Mrs Whaley property and a £3 million lump sum in July last year, which [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Desperate divorcee in a dilemma

IN a front-page “true confession”, a young divorcee told Harian Metro that she went through six abortions in four years to please her boyfriend and because she was taken in by his sweet promises to marry her. The 32-year [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce referendum question misguided and open to various in...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday night held its penultimate debate on the private members motion on a consultative referendum over the possible introduction of divorce, as moved by the Opposition last month. The debate was ch [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

On Love: Advice for married couples considering divorce

The Post's Ellen McCarthy is joined by divorce lawyer Raoul Felder, author of "The Good Divorce: How to Walk Away Financially Sound and Emotionally."

Posted On : Mar, 16 2011 | Comments : 1

Divorce Stinks

While struggling through an upsetting event a few years ago — despite the many condolences and words of hopefulness — the times I felt most understood and calmed were when people looked me in the eye and simply stated two wor [...]