Lying about your finances in divorce is perjury and leaves you without a final financial clean break – because if the other side finds out AT ANY TIME they can make another application against you. Best to be clear and honest, and use a good lawyer to argue your case....
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Melinda Gates describes tough times
Everyone going through divorce loses 3 things:1. Whatever the partner receives in settlement2. Their lawyer’s fees (actually an investment for the future)3. Themselves until they have recovered from the traumaMelinda Gates story is a good example of the difficulty of...
Excellent use of new Coercive Control law
Excellent use of new Coercive Control law. A precedent for other Jewish women stuck in this situation.Henry Vaughan & Paul Britton wrote in the Evening Manchester News Businessman who failed to grant his wife a Jewish divorce convicted of coercive or controlling...
Deals can be done to retain items of sentimental value
All assets created or acquired during marriage will be taken into account as matrimonial. But deals can be done to retain items of sentimental value, and we do so regularly. Contact below if you need our help.KAMAL SULTAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL wrote how TV architect...
No-fault divorce looms but closure of online portal blindsides solicitors
I find this really worrying and suggests that the new system may not work reliably immediately, leaving separated couples in limbo while the old system closes down and the new one is fully operational.Monidipa Fouzder writes in The Law Society Gazette A long-awaited...
Slough woman divorced for years without knowing
I have real concern that the online divorce process, coupled with the no fault procedure from 6th the April, will open the door to more cases like this. The repercussions of property interests and child disputes could be horrendous. Divorce lawyers need to report back to the courts any gaps or problems in the new procedure when it is available to review to minimise this risk.
Ollie Sirrell, a Court and Crime Reporter wrote in the Slough Observer…
Husband breaks her ‘one rule’ – is this grounds for divorce?
Interesting – could she get an annulment here? Seems unlikely this was a relationship which was actually consummated after this disaster - and in English law an annulment could be available. Otherwise – except in very exceptional circumstances - no divorce petition...
I ended my ‘perfect’ marriage after 14 years
There are many reasons for divorce, but you can consider Marriage Guidance first, or a renegotiation of your marriage arrangements through our Marriage Makeover service.The Sun’s Josie Griffiths wrote an interesting article… OUT OF LOVE I ended my ‘perfect’...
Divorce courts have been shaming women since the 1800s
Interesting article in The Conversation, talking about the BBC drama A Very British Scandal: divorce courts have been shaming women since the 1800s Do you feel there is still a double standard? Are women prejudiced in divorces now? hopefully the new no fault divorce...