Divorce, while difficult for people of all ages, can be especially challenging for people close to retirement age. While younger people getting a divorce still have many years to work on their savings and retirement plans, seniors face the difficulties of splitting the assets and retirement funds that they had taken a lifetime to build. [...]
Ambition was in plentiful supply at the RDS as the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition got under way yesterday. “We want to save lives,” said a confident Ronan MacGaoithin as he described his research project. Ronan (13) and his brother Eóin (14), are students at Coláiste Ailigh in Donegal and they wanted to develop [...]
Separation and divorce can be a very painful and stressful event in the life of a family. But it can also be a welcome relief after months, and sometimes years, of conflict between the parents. This time of adjustment after a divorce can also be painful and stressful as each person in the family may [...]
Now that 2014 is here, people from around the country are well on their way to fulfilling the New Year’s Resolutions they made for themselves. For persons going through a divorce, the most important resolution to make may be engaging in proceedings in a manner that will protect their finances in the long run. This [...]
What is the role of stock options in negotiating a divorce settlement? Far from being an academic question, the answer can actually determine the ownership of hundreds of thousands of dollars generated by the sale of appreciated stock acquired through company stock options. By specifying in the divorce settlement exactly how stock options will be [...]
This is the fifth in a series about the ripple effect of divorce and remarriage on family systems from HDNews Q: What are additional effects of family structure and change on children? A: Continuing the discussion of the causative links between parent separation and poor child outcomes, there is yet more information provided by the [...]
A new Westminster report into ‘legal highs’ and the misuse of prescription drugs claims organised criminals are running the trade in Northern Ireland to a greater extent than in Britain and that the rate of new psychoactive drugs use in Ireland is the highest in Europe. ‘Drugs: new psychoactive substances and prescription drugs,’ which has [...]
British nuclear operators are likely to be sued for billions of pounds by the Irish government and Irish victims of any radioactive damage they cause under legal changes to be introduced this year. Dublin officials have long reported about the potential impact of the UK's civil nuclear programme close to the Irish shores, with specific [...]
The first Monday of the new year has earned the nickname from legal experts as it is the most popular day to file for divorce.Marital strains come to a head over the festive season as people spend a lot of time together and problems are highlighted.It leads to a deluge of calls to solicitors when [...]
Question: Hello Dr. Scott. So, our daughter has been married less than six months and is already considering a divorce from her husband because she feels like she made the wrong choice. I am wondering how to advise her because we like our son-in-law and feel like he’s a good match for her. On the [...]