New projects funded to strengthen families and keep children out of care

Home > News DfE announces £84 million investment to mark 30th anniversary of Children Act The Department for Education has marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Children Act by pledging £84 million of new investment for projects designed to strengthen and support families and, by so doing,  has reaffirmed the Act’s core principle that, where …

Advice For Divorced Moms: 20 Things You Might Want To Say To Your Kids

I have some advice for divorced moms. Being a divorced mom for 11 years, I can say that life hasn’t exactly been easy. But, whose life is easy? What I mean is, whether you are married, divorced, widowed or single, everyone has life challenges. I have lived life as a divorced mom for so long, …

Divorce and Cohabitation issues for the Farming Family – Lexology

It is a sad fact of life that relationship breakdown affects people in all walks of life. However, the sorts of issues that can arise for farming families are, to an extent, unique and can often add an extra layer of complexity in resolving things. In years gone by almost all advice in this area …

Russian oligarch wins back £330m superyacht in historic divorce battle

In brief Farkhad Akhmedov is an oil and gas billionaire A Dubai appeals court overrules the order of a British judge An oligarch close to Russian President Vladimir Putin has won back his £330m superyacht in the latest round of one of the most expensive divorce battles in legal history. Farkhad Akhmedov was …

Has the GEPF changed the rules regarding pension debt on divorce?

Susan writes to City Press to ask about her concerns related to the Government Employees’ Pension Fund (GEPF). SUSAN WRITES: As a member of the Government Employees’ Pension Fund (GEPF), I would like a follow-up on the pension debt created through divorce. Is there any progress in this regard? CITY PRESS REPLIES: In October 2017, …

Sex with wife is husband’s ‘fundamental human right,’ says British judge, triggering backlash

A British judge has invoked the ire of online commentators, activists and politicians after remarking that it was a man’s “fundamental human right” to have sex with his wife during an already controversial court case. “I cannot think of any more obviously fundamental human right than the right of a man to have sex with …

Woman seeking divorce wants to 'have her cake and eat it'

The estranged wife of an Italian fashion boss says a London judge who thought she wanted to “have her cake and eat it” made a mistake. Ilaria Giusti and husband Ferruccio Ferragamo – chairman of Florence-based Salvatore Ferragamo, which is famous for shoes – are arguing over whether judges in England or Italy should make …