Blogs Posts in Effects of Divorce category; 357 blog posts

Be careful what you text if you’re heading for divorce

Couples who may be heading for a nasty break-up should be careful about texting because it could end up as evidence against them in divorce court. More than 90 per cent of America’s top divorce attorneys said they have seen a spike [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Divorce Prevention

A third of all marriages end in divorce every year in the US. In some states, such as California, the divorce rate is as high as 50%, with some sources quoting it at a dizzying 75% of all marriages. Is marriage a dying social institution? [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Divorce For Men - Divorce Tactics For Men

Divorce For Men: If you are a man involved in divorce then you need specific divorce tactics for men. They may not always seem intuitive, kinda like when a car goes into a skid. Your mind screams slam on the breaks and turn the other way [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

For divorce, executive forges judge’s signature

A senior executive at a city export firm fraudulently ‘obtained’ an order in a divorce case by forging the signature of a judge to marry, for the second time, a girl of his choice. Anshul Grover, 36, the accused, is out on bai [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Divorced fathers might not get equal time with their childre...

Ken Clarke said plans to guarantee children a “meaningful relationship” in law with both parents after a divorce was not “about equal division of time”. Instead the relationship was likely to be defined as “t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Divorce no excuse for bad behaviour

The chroniclers of the cream of British society since the late 1700s have put together a book on how to behave during a divorce. The idea is to assist emotionally distraught couples in maintaining decorum in the midst of their battles ove [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Pension reform: How to advise divorcee clients

January is always seen as a bleak month, and it is no surprise that it usually comes with a surge in divorces. Steven Meredith, pensions specialist at NFU Mutual, said: “For many married couples, the most valuable asset is their pen [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

11% rise in divorcing couples sharing pensions

Sweet & Maxwell, the legal publisher, says there was an 11 per cent rise in the number of pension-sharing orders made by courts in the past year alone. In total, more than one in 10 financial settlements ordered by judges after spouses sp [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

Divorce and equality

Irwin Cotler responds to the Justice Minister’s comments last week about the laws governing same-sex marriage. While it is true that there exists a Canadian residency requirement of one year before a couple may divorce here, this [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

‘Divorcee can’t seek compassionate job as unmarried daughter...

In a significant judgment, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that a divorced woman cannot claim a government job on compassionate ground as an “unmarried” daughter following the death of her father. A division bench of Justi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Pension fears 'put divorce on hold'

Thousands of couples are putting divorce proceedings on hold because of uncertainty over public sector pensions sparked by the Government's controversial reforms. The current row is leaving couples going through divorce locked in a st [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Italian Man, 99, Divorcing Wife of 77 Years Over 60-Year-Old...

This year has been filled with its share of sudden and surprising divorces in the entertainment and political world, but this split may take the cake. A 99-year-old Italian man filed for divorce from his 96-year-old wife of 77 years [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Effects of Divorce On Men

Divorce is probably one of the hardest and most difficult situations anyone has to go through. While it would be somewhat unfair to say that women get the upper hand in terms of surviving divorce because of the numerous resources and docu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

The Positive Effects of Divorce on Children

The old saying that divorce is hardest on the kids is not just an empty phrase. For children, the home and the daily strong presence of mom and dad is their whole reality. That home is all they have known since birth and when it is [...]