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  • Separation And Divorce: Should I Stay Married Or Get Divorced?

     Not all marriages are the same so who's to say what's acceptable and what isn't. There are married couples who "swing" and I don't mean in the park! Yet, they seem to be happily married - at least they often say they are.More

  • Divorce : Sometimes It's Nobody's Fault

     The first thing to understand is that it takes TWO people to keep a marriage together BUT only ONE person to bring about separation and divorce. If one spouse wants out, then the other spouse doesn’t have a whole lot of choice in the matter. The prospect of losing your partner can be a very distressing time, especially if it is NOT something YOU want to happen!More

  • Dividing Up Martial Property Is Not A Mathematical Calculation

     One of the very first rules students are taught at Law School, when it comes to a marital property settlement, is that a person's entitlement is NOT a "Mathematical Calculation"! In other words, you normally can't just apply a set formula to work out what you are entitled to when it comes to dividing up marital property. Your well-meaning friends may say that you're entitled to 50%, 60% or 70%, based on what occurred with someone they know or on what this person says "is the law".More

  • Divorce Law: Understanding Divorce Proceedings

     Divorce Proceedings differ from one country to another and the length of time it takes depends on the nature and extent of the ancillary issues to be resolved as well as the court's caseload. However, in the United States, you're probably looking at a year or more IF the matter proceeds to trial.I say "if" because the court would prefer the parties to negotiate their own settlement rather than have the court impose its own decisions on the parties.More

  • Marriage And Divorce : Separation Is A Two Step Process

     Perhaps the most difficult part of a divorce is the initial separation. This is because there is usually great emotional pain associated with the breakdown of a marriage. Separation is a TWO STEP PROCESS: -1. The decision to separate; and2.More

  • Separation And Divorce: The Top 12 Mistakes A Woman Should Avoid When It Comes To Divorce Planning

     A matrimonial divorce settlement is NOT an exact science. If a financial divorce settlement was a straight mathematical equation, we wouldn't need courts and lawyers to resolve matters. Courts are usually required, under Family Law legislation, to take into account a range of factors in deciding who gets what.More

  • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: I Have Already Lost One Child - Please Don't Let me Lose Another!

     I once acted for a woman who had four children, ALL of whom were the victims of extreme Domestic Violence. In fact, by the time she came to see me she had already lost her eldest son to suicide brought about through the abuse inflicted by his father.I will never forget her distress and sorrow or the heart-wrenching plea she made to me as a lawyer.More

  • Teenage Problems In Divorce: A New Perspective

     Without doubt, the number one issue in divorce centres around the children of the marriage. Unlike marital property disputes, which are usually determined “once and for all”, this is not the case when it comes to custody and access disputes. As circumstances change, either party may go back to court to challenge a custodial arrangement or to vary existing custody /access orders.More

  • The Do's and Don'ts of Matrimonial Property Disputes

     One of the very first rules students are taught at Law School, when it comes to a division of the matrimonial property, is that a person's entitlement is NOT a "Mathematical Calculation"! In other words, you normally can't just apply a set formula to work out what you are entitled to. Your well-meaning friends may say that you're entitled to 50%, 60% or 70%, based on what occurred with someone they know or on what this person says "is the law".More