A PROPERTY mogul’s estranged wife yesterday denied paying a hitman to kill him. Tania Richardson- Ruhan, 49, told a divorce hearing she went to cops offering to be quizzed over an alleged murder plot on Andy Ruhan, 55. PA:Press Association Andy Ruhan’s fortune was so vast it could not be quantified, the high court heard His partner, seeking part of his reported £200million, said: “They didn’t accuse me of anything.” Mrs Richardson-Ruhan, of Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, said she was on holiday when a pal texted her about a plot to “assassinate” him. She went to cops after the pal […]

Apart from the fact that each divorce must abide by two central principles – fairness and need – they are determined according to their own, very individual merits. That is one reason why the end of a marriage is as much practical as emotional for some couples. Where, when and how spouses part depends on their circumstances. Are they, for example, able to argue that their divorce should be heard in countries which they believe are most likely to end in a favourable outcome? Do they go their separate ways when a marriage is in its infancy or after many […]

Wife ‘threatened with house arrest in Dubai over affair’, divorce hearing told BelfastTelegraph.co.uk An Irish woman embroiled in a divorce court fight with her wealthy estranged Iranian husband has told a High Court judge that she was threatened with “house arrest” at their home in Dubai after having an affair. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/wife-threatened-with-house-arrest-in-dubai-over-affair-divorce-hearing-told-36217704.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/article36217703.ece/1c6fd/AUTOCROP/h342/PANews%20BT_P-bbdfa34f-ee90-43d3-8e6e-1b3d0216620b_I1.jpg Email An Irish woman embroiled in a divorce court fight with her wealthy estranged Iranian husband has told a High Court judge…

A family law attorney is weighing in on Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman‘s split. Amid the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding her husband, the Marchesa designer announced Tuesday that she’s leaving Weinstein after almost 10 years of marriage. On Wednesday, Weinstein addressed his separation with Chapman in a statement. “Over the last week, there has been a lot of pain for my family that I take responsibility for. I sat down with my wife Georgina, who I love more than anything, and we discussed what was best for our family,” the statement began. Weinstein continued, “We discussed the possibility of a separation and […]

Technology is enabling more husbands and wives to conduct multiple affairs online, divorce lawyers have revealed. Firms have noticed a rise in such infidelities – with some spouses conducting up to five affairs at a time, some almost entirely online.  Methods of communication range from text messaging and dating apps to social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook. Divorce lawyers have seen a rise in cases involving partners having multiple affairs – many of which are conducted almost entirely online Hall Brown Family Law saw such cases rise from less than 50 to 65 over a five-year period.  Abigail Lowther, […]

GETTY/FILMMAGIC Melanie Griffith was diagnosed with epilepsy six years ago while she was married to Antonio Banderas But since their split in 2014, the Working Girl star’s seizures have stopped and she believes her recovery was mainly due to their divorce. Speaking about her condition at a Woman’s Brain Health Initiative in Los Angeles chaired by fellow actress Sharon Stone – who suffered a stroke in 2001 – Melanie, 60, explained: “I was extremely stressed out.” “Every seizure that I had was at a point when I was extremely stressed.” She told the panel that she knew something was seriously […]

Playing away from home used to be a case of one affair conducted in secret.  But technology means one is no longer enough – and lawyers say an increasing number of divorce cases involve partners embroiled with as many as five others.  Such clandestine trysts can be mostly or entirely conducted online with flirty text messages, Facebook posts or even LinkedIn messages proving many an adulterer’s downfall.  Multiple law firms say they have seen a rising number of such cases, with one firm’s cases rising from less than 50 a year to 65 over five years.  Abigail Lowther, associate solicitor […]

Home > News Divorce rate still 30% lower than 2003 Latest official statistics, which show that last year there were 106,959 divorces in England and Wales among opposite-sex couples, underline the need for changes in the law on cohabitation and the grounds for divorce, according to Resolution. The total of 106,959 divorces was an increase of 5.8 per cent compared with 2015. In 2016, there were 8.9 divorces of opposite-sex couples per 1,000 married men and women aged 16 and over (divorce rates), an increase of 4.7 per cent since 2015; however, divorce rates in 2016 are over 20 per […]

Getting married for love is still a relatively new concept, and those who say “I do” rarely assume they’ll get a divorce down the line. However, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), divorce rates in England and Wales have soared for the first time since 2009. There were 106,959 divorces in 2016 among opposite-sex couples, which was a 5.8 percent rise compared with the year before. The ages of those with the highest divorce rate were those in their mid-to-late 40’s for men and 30 to 39 for women. The biggest surprise came from the over-50’s, who had the highest increase in divorce rates […]

The complications inherent in valuing pension rights are increased by the large numbers of different pension arrangements which exist. There are several sources of pension income including: the basic state pension; the additional state pension; the new state pension; a scheme in which the benefits payable on retirement are defined, generally by reference to length of service and final salary, and which is often referred to as a ‘defined benefit’ scheme; and benefits from a personal pension plan or ‘stakeholder’ pension scheme, in which a fund is built up for the purchase of an annuity on retirement or which can […]