Liz Weston NerdWallet Published 6:00 AM EST Mar 3, 2019 If you’re getting a divorce, it pays to keep quiet on social media, says New York divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman. Trashing a soon-to-be ex or boasting about your great new life can complicate divorce negotiations. One client’s husband, for example, insisted he couldn’t afford a proposed settlement. Then, he inadvertently gave Newman leverage to get a better deal. “He bragged (on social media) about the great vacation he just took and the big deal he just closed,” Newman says. “And I said, ‘Thank you very much.’” Oversharing isn’t the only mistake […]

For the owner of a business, there are few things worse than getting divorced. Whether your business interests are in partnerships, as a sole trader or shareholdings in private companies, they can all be seriously affected by a divorce – which, despite the statistics showing that more than a third of all marriages will end this way, is often not something people anticipate or plan for. This issue came to the fore again earlier this year when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie announced they were to divorce, bringing his entire ownership stake in the company into question. […]

By ROB COOMBS I’ll never forget the reflections of one teen as she told me of the day she heard that her parents were seeking divorce. “We were sitting around our kitchen table. I knew why we were summoned for that family meeting. My dad, my dad was telling us that he was moving away, that he would no longer be in our home, that he had already found an apartment. I wasn’t listening. No. I was concentrating on the flower pattern of the wallpaper. I focused on each leaf, on each stem, on the variety of colors. I focused […]

My heart went out to this woman, whose spouse doesn’t want a divorce: “I want a divorce but my husband doesn’t.  I have been unhappy for years. I’ve tried to talk to him. No response. I tried to get him to go to marriage counseling. He said okay, but never went. I told him I was going to a divorce lawyer. He was upset at first, but now acts like nothing has changed. I am beside myself!  I know that getting a divorce is the right thing to do. But my husband is making this so hard! He got the […]

Question: My ex-girlfriend and I bought a house together five years ago. I paid a deposit of £100,000. We both contributed equally to the mortgage and other outgoings. Our relationship broke down and she has now moved out. When we bought the house our solicitor did a declaration of trust saying I would get my £100,000 back on sale and that the net proceeds after paying off the mortgage would be split. My ex says the declaration of trust is worthless and she wants the property sold and half of the sale proceeds. What do I do? Answer: Check the […]

Mediation vs. Litigation for High-Conflict Divorce A practicing mediator and retired judge explains why mediation may be a better option than litigation for high-conflict cases. Many people wrongly assume that the only way to resolve a high-conflict case is to go to court. Although there may be certain cases that absolutely cannot be settled without court intervention, mediation and collaborative law often present much better avenues for resolving high-conflict divorce issues than litigation. If I did not have firsthand experience in successfully mediating high-conflict cases, I might still believe that difficult divorce cases require a judge to make […]

— When the Kansas tornado picked up Dorothy’s house and whisked it off to Munchkinland, she was naturally afraid. Feeling scared of life after divorce isn’t much different, really. Marriage, with all its imperfections and frustrations, is the thing you “know.” Or at least you think you do. It’s the “Auntie Em,” the point on your compass that you at least recognize. And familiarity is comforting — even, ironically, when it’s uncomfortable. Whether or not you wanted to end your marriage, divorce represents the tornado that can wipe out your dreams in one pass. Even if you see it coming, […]

Home > News Personal Support Unit and Citizens Advice Witness Service share £900K The government has awarded £900,000 to organisations based in some family courts to provide in-court support to victims of domestic abuse. In the draft Domestic Abuse Bill and consultation response published on 21 January 2019, government announced its intention to improve support for victims of domestic abuse who are going through family court proceedings.The Ministry of Justice has now announced that it has awarded a grant of just under £900,000 to two organisations who provide in-court support to vulnerable victims: the Personal Support Unit (PSU) and the […]

My phone recently pinged up a notification that a Wall Street Journal article on the mathematics behind lasting love was trending and being a long term in-love-ite, I clicked on it with interest. My husband and I met at the young age of 18, nearly 25 years ago, and there have been times when that’s given us pause to wonder if we should have explored more but it just never happened because at the end of the day, we like being in each other’s company. That said, we’re very different people, so we have disagreements on the reg (we’ve even […]

From banks to hedge funds to venture capital firms, the world of investments is large and multifaceted. All investment options come with risks—but if fraud or misrepresentation takes place during the investment process, it can end up in a lawsuit. Common lawsuits include financial advisor malpractice, stockbroker misconduct, and securities fraud. There has been a magnitude of investment litigation in all areas since the collapse of global financial services firm Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Then the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States, the firm filed for bankruptcy with $639 billion in assets and $619 billion in debt. In investment […]