Monthly Archives: August 2018
Mediation Matters: In royal circles and elsewhere, settling family disputes demands an open-minded f…
Families fall out all the time. And in so many ways the position the Markle family finds itself in is just like family disputes that develop day-in, day-out across the land. Separating families in far more humble circumstances than the Markles face the same dilemmas. Take the case of a hard-pressed family in urban Britain …
This is the bizarre reason why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry won’t have full custody of their own c…
IF Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decide to have kids, you might be interested to learn that they won’t actually have full custody of them. According to a royal expert, the Royal Family have an unusual agreement with the Queen, 92, that she actually has full legal custody over all minor royals. AFP or licensors …
Divorce, women and wealth: 3 steps to safeguard your financial future
A decision has been made. It’s the word all married couples dread — divorce. For women, few issues are more critical to surviving divorce than establishing financial security. The majority of female newlyweds believe divorce will never happen to them, but when it does, many are unprepared for the financial fallout and hard-hitting lifestyle adjustments …
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What happens to your crypto in divorce or death?
Despite technology moving ahead of legislation, ordinary estate rules apply. Remarkably, since the introduction of cryptocurrency in 2009, the South African Revenue Service only as recently as April 2018 released a statement in which it noted its interpretation of cryptocurrency as an “asset of intangible nature” which is to be treated as gross income or …
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Cuts to legal aid and courts make a mockery of equal access to justice | Letters
As the chair of the commission referred to in your editorial on the appalling effects of legal aid cuts (Cuts have tipped the scales of justice. Ministers must rebalance them, 13 August), I welcome your succinct summary of the problems facing those with legal problems who are no longer able to obtain legal advice or representation …
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Financial order reforms set to boost unfairly treated former partners and families
The Government has agreed to improve the enforcement of financial orders, in response to a Law Commission report. Courts can make these orders, which mean that one spouse or civil partner must pay money or transfer property to the other after a relationship breaks down. But in 2016 a report by the Law Commission found …
New ways of funding litigation
Opinion Verity Jackson-Grant 15 Aug 2018 04:49pm For several years litigation funding has been a hot topic for discussion. There have been many “big news” stories about funders posting record profits and much has been written about the flow of new money into the market …
5 Ways to Rebuild Trust After Divorce
Many people write to me about the topic of rebuilding trust after divorce. One thing that I’m sure to tell them is that it is a process and takes time. This is one thing that I knew instinctively but forgot at times after my divorce over two decades ago. Why is trust such a key …
Brad Pitt angry with Angelina Jolie’s public divorce
Brad Pitt thinks it’s “disgusting” that Angelina Jolie has gone public with their divorce. FILE: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Picture: AFP LOS ANGELES – Brad Pitt is said to be furious that his estranged wife Angelina Jolie has started going public with their divorce because it’s “terrible” for their children. The …
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