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 possible, children are best brought up with their parents. Children in and on the edge of care are intended to benefit from the new investment. Up to twenty councils will receive funding to help improve their practice, supporting families to stay together wherever appropriate, so […]

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, that I don’t really know any other way, so I don’t know if I’ve had a hard life. What I do know is that I’ve enjoyed every minute of building my business, of having professional success, of being with family and friends, of spending time […]

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 was taken after the event – that is, once the separation had taken place. However, increasingly people are looking at how their financial affairs may be affected by a future separation, and steps can be taken to mitigate against the effects of relationship breakdown in […]

Several years ago, I wrote an article, titled “20 Lies Divorced People Tell themselves.” The producers of the WGN podcast, “Uh-PARENT-ly” happened to see it, and asked me to be a guest on the show to talk about each one of these lies, why people tell them, and how to better cope with divorce. The podcast also included advice for when/when not to tell the kids, and tips on co-parenting. It was so much fun talking with Anne and Tracy!     Click here to listen to the podcast! In the meantime, here are 20 Lies Divorced Men And Women […]

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 said to be “not surprised” after a Dubai appeals court overturned an earlier decision in a British court to remove the vessel from him. The British court had ruled that the oil and gas billionaire should pay his ex-wife £460m, 40 per cent of his […]

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, a review of GEPF benefits resulted in five changes being recommended to the GEPF law, which were put forward to Parliament for approval. This included the treatment of pension funds on divorce. While it was expected that Parliament would approve these changes last year, this […]

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 his wife… I think he is entitled to have it properly argued,” senior High Court judge Justice Hayden was quoted as saying during a preliminary hearing on a case involving a married couple of 20 years. The wife has learning difficulties and her condition is […]

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 decisions about money following the breakdown of their marriage. She says judges in London should make decisions, but he argues they are both Italian and lived in Italy when married, so litigation should take place in Italy. She has asked two Court of Appeal judges […]