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Google and FitBit Collaboration Could Affect Personal Injury Litigation
Fitbit Google and Fitbit Inc. announced on April 30 that they are teaming up to leverage the widespread use of wearable technology to improve the quality of health care. According to the official press release, the deal provides Fitbit with access to Google’s Cloud Healthcare API, which will connect user data with a patient’s electronic …
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Forum Magazine: Is Litigation Finance Now Getting the Attention of the Legal Industry?
Litigation finance has been around for a while, but now it may be getting harder for the legal industry to ignore. The practice generally involves a funding group agreeing to provide capital or assume expenses of a litigation matter in return for a piece of the settlement or award once the case is finished. Proponents …
Unreasonable behaviour: Owens v Owens highlights that divorce law is no longer fit for purpose
Offering no defence Over the years, a practice has developed whereby unreasonable behaviour divorce petitions are often drafted citing the minimum detail of behaviour required in order to obtain the divorce. A respondent to an unreasonable divorce petition is entitled, in their acknowledgment, to deny the truth of all of the allegations of unreasonable behaviour …
Wondering How To Survive Divorce? Here’s The Key
This is a guest post by Divorce Recovery Coach, Shannon McGorry. McGorry, who personally went through a divorce talks about the moment she figured out how to survive divorce, and offers that advice to you. So much of this post is in sync with my feelings on how to not only survive divorce, but to …
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The Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill and the impact on financial planning
The Technical team at Prudential explore the Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill and the impact on financial planning. The Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill passed through its second reading in the House of Lords in January 2017. No date has yet been set for Committee stage but what impact might this Bill have especially in relation to …
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How divorce impacts children
At times for couples, marriage misunderstandings can culminate into divorce, forgetting about the welfare of their children. When it comes to divorce, most couples always think first of what each other would either get or lose after the break-up. The hatred and intense dislike for each other overpower their minds to the extent that children …
3 Tips For Breaking The News About Your Divorce To Your Children
Getting a divorce in any situation can be challenging. However, if you and your spouse have children together, especially young children, divorcing can quickly become even more complicated and difficult. To help set the tone for the entire divorce process, you and your spouse are going to want to ensure that you initially break the …
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Want to Survive Your Divorce? Try These 5 Things
The truth is things will probably get worse before they get better. That’s how divorce goes. Each week, I get emails from readers going through a divorce. As I read their words, I can feel their pain. Regardless of who initiates it, divorce is painful. If children are involved, it can be exponentially more …
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Divorce affects retirement standard of living
Splitting the assets in a defined benefit plan also results in loss of wealth for a spouse who would have received more money had the marriage stayed intact until the earner’s retirement,. (Photo: Fotolia) Divorce is a messy, costly business—and it can damage both spouses financially for far longer than the immediate period surrounding their …
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