Wife denies plotting to ‘assassinate’ mogul husband in divorce battle – The Sun

A PROPERTY mogul’s estranged wife yesterday denied paying a hitman to kill him. Tania Richardson- Ruhan, 49, told a divorce hearing she went to cops offering to be quizzed over an alleged murder plot on Andy Ruhan, 55. PA:Press Association Andy Ruhan’s fortune was so vast it could not be quantified, the high court heard …

Legal aid and abandonment: grounds for divorce – Family Law

Apart from the fact that each divorce must abide by two central principles – fairness and need – they are determined according to their own, very individual merits. That is one reason why the end of a marriage is as much practical as emotional for some couples. Where, when and how spouses part depends on …

Wife ‘threatened with house arrest in Dubai over affair’, divorce hearing told – Belfast Telegraph

Wife ‘threatened with house arrest in Dubai over affair’, divorce hearing told BelfastTelegraph.co.uk An Irish woman embroiled in a divorce court fight with her wealthy estranged Iranian husband has told a High Court judge that she was threatened with “house arrest” at their home in Dubai after having an affair. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/wife-threatened-with-house-arrest-in-dubai-over-affair-divorce-hearing-told-36217704.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/article36217703.ece/1c6fd/AUTOCROP/h342/PANews%20BT_P-bbdfa34f-ee90-43d3-8e6e-1b3d0216620b_I1.jpg Email An Irish …

What’s at Stake in Georgina Chapman and Harvey Weinstein’s Divorce – E! Online

A family law attorney is weighing in on Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman‘s split. Amid the sexual misconduct allegations surrounding her husband, the Marchesa designer announced Tuesday that she’s leaving Weinstein after almost 10 years of marriage. On Wednesday, Weinstein addressed his separation with Chapman in a statement. “Over the last week, there has been a lot …

Facebook and LinkedIn blamed for a rise in divorce cases as couples conduct affairs with as many as …

Technology is enabling more husbands and wives to conduct multiple affairs online, divorce lawyers have revealed. Firms have noticed a rise in such infidelities – with some spouses conducting up to five affairs at a time, some almost entirely online.  Methods of communication range from text messaging and dating apps to social networks such as …

Melanie Griffith: ‘Getting a divorce has helped with my epilepsy’ – Express.co.uk

GETTY/FILMMAGIC Melanie Griffith was diagnosed with epilepsy six years ago while she was married to Antonio Banderas But since their split in 2014, the Working Girl star’s seizures have stopped and she believes her recovery was mainly due to their divorce. Speaking about her condition at a Woman’s Brain Health Initiative in Los Angeles chaired …

Divorce following multiple affairs on the rise as flirty texts catch … – Telegraph.co.uk

Playing away from home used to be a case of one affair conducted in secret.  But technology means one is no longer enough – and lawyers say an increasing number of divorce cases involve partners embroiled with as many as five others.  Such clandestine trysts can be mostly or entirely conducted online with flirty text …

Divorce stats show need for legislation on cohabitation and no-fault divorce, says Resolution

Home > News Divorce rate still 30% lower than 2003 Latest official statistics, which show that last year there were 106,959 divorces in England and Wales among opposite-sex couples, underline the need for changes in the law on cohabitation and the grounds for divorce, according to Resolution. The total of 106,959 divorces was an increase …

Divorce In The UK Rises For The First Time Since 2009 – IFLScience

Getting married for love is still a relatively new concept, and those who say “I do” rarely assume they’ll get a divorce down the line. However, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), divorce rates in England and Wales have soared for the first time since 2009. There were 106,959 divorces in 2016 among opposite-sex couples, which was …

Valuing pension rights on divorce

The complications inherent in valuing pension rights are increased by the large numbers of different pension arrangements which exist. There are several sources of pension income including: the basic state pension; the additional state pension; the new state pension; a scheme in which the benefits payable on retirement are defined, generally by reference to length …