Getting divorced can be complicated enough – but if you are an expat couple and the assets you’re dividing up are overseas, it can be even tougher. Cases can take longer, as efforts are made to establish the ownership and whereabouts of money, property and other items. One recent case – that of Michelle Young, [...]
Divorce does more damage to kids than parents like to think. That's the conclusion of a British survey done by the online site Netmums. The site surveyed 1,000 divorced parents and about 100 of their children and got wildly varying results. More than 75 percent of the mothers said their kids had coped well with [...]
Divorce lawyers in Birmingham have revealed that they are bracing themselves for a surge in business on their first week back at work after the Christmas break. Solicitors at Irwin Mitchell dealt with a 25 per cent increase in marriage break up cases last January and are expecting a similar rise in enquiries about relationship [...]
Divorce — even the most amicable — is stressful for children and can create long-lasting difficulties for them. Children’s adjustment to divorce or parent separation is directly related to the intensity and duration of parental conflict; high levels of parent conflict can have enduring and devastating effects on children. (See also Gary Direnfeld’s Reader View: [...]
What is case progression? In an attempt to relieve backlogs in the court lists and improve progress in family law cases, the courts services introduced a new step in family law cases called case progression. Both sides are brought before the County Registrar who checks to see if all the appropriate forms are filled out [...]
Separation and Divorce in Ireland Normal feelings you'll experience! We found this little articles entitled Separation and Divorce in Ireland and wanted to share it with our readers. Clearly when there is a break up in a relationship, either temporary or permanent, the feelings are not dissimilar to the death of a loved one. This [...]
Lorraine Gallagher is suing Donegal Vocational Education Committee now Donegal Education Training Board following the death of her daughter Erin 13. Erin took her own life in October last year amid claims that she was being bullied at school and online. She was a secondary school pupil at Finn Valley College in Stranorlar. Her older [...]
What is this property worth in today's market? For ethical reasons, agents can't tell you how much to offer, says C.D. "Chip" Boring, broker/owner of Re/Max Realty Plus in Sebring, Fla. Instead of asking directly how much the home is worth, you ask indirectly, by seeking information about comparable sales, or "comps." An agent should [...]
Over 50% of hospitals in Ireland do not have policies or guidelines in place to promote open disclosure following adverse events, a major Dublin medical negligence conference has been told. Open disclosure is defined as an open discussion of incidents that result in harm to a patient. This includes expressing regret for what happened, keeping [...]
On Thursday 26 September, the Court of Justice of the European Union "CJEU" released legal opinions on two recent cases regarding leave entitlements for women who had children via a surrogate mother. Both women argued that they had equal rights to women who actually gave birth. The rulings are the first time the Court has [...]