Fathers look set to be given additional rights to see their children after family break-up or divorce, as long as it is in the child’s best interests, under reforms set out in the Queen’s Speech. Last year’s family justice review warned against introducing a legal presumption of shared parenting, warning it could create an “unacceptable […]
While lawmakers in Great Britian pushed for a “no-fault” divorce law in 1996, The New York Times reported on its cover page, April 8 Sunday edition, that the bill didn’t pass amid worries that it would “make divorce too easy.” However, things are changing now in 2012, with “fault-finding Britain’s believing there’s new cause to […]
As a high court judge in the family division, Sir Paul Coleridge sees the effects of the bitterest family splits first hand. His conclusion is thatcouples are too ready to abandon their commitment to each other and unwilling to endure and overcome the challenges marriage brings, and that family breakdown has reached “epidemic” proportions. TheMarriage Foundation he […]
When it comes to divorce, lawyers, litigants and judges can agree on one thing: New York’s system is unwieldy, costly and in need of repair. Six years after an ad hoc commission recommended a series of changes to the way New York courts handle these cases, the divorce process can still drag on, occupying court […]
Following the overwhelming passage of Amendment 1 in North Carolina on Tuesday night, Piers Morgan brought on the president of the Family Research Council to attack him over his stance on same-sex marriage. In typical Morgan fashion, Piers chose not to conduct a fair interview but instead attack Perkins. The interview started out with Morgan […]
Kris Humphries wants his engagement bling back. According to Radar Online, the 27-year-old basketball player wants Kim Kardashian to return the engagement ringhe gave her — a 20-karat diamond which reportedly cost 2 million dollars. “Kris wants the ring back because the marriage only lasted 72 days and he believes it was based on fraud and deceit,” […]
While Kim has been gallavanting about town with new beau Kanye West, ex Kris Humphries just can’t seem to let go, Karsahian’s lawyer asserts. “I feel that (Humphries’) personal feelings and maybe some media drive is keeping this case alive,” attorney Laura Wasser told an L.A. judge Friday, according to the Associated Press. The couple, who wed in a lavish […]
For many of us, marriage and divorce are the bookends of life; yes, there’s a before and an after, but when it comes to the convergence of emotion and money, the two events really define quality of life and standard of living. = Marriage and divorce also happen to dovetail with the other big life […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kim Kardashian’s attorney told a judge Friday that the reality star wants her divorce from Kris Humphries to move forward but that the case has been slowed by the NBA player’s hurt feelings and his desire for an annulment. Humphries’ attorneys said they needed more time to gather information to decide […]
In 2010, New York became the last state in the country to pass a no-fault divorce law and eliminate the need for one partner to be held responsible for the end of the marriage. Supporters said the law would do away with lengthy trials—reducing acrimony, containing costs and sparing people additional emotional pain. For most […]
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