The process, however, has not been so straightforward, simple or inexpensive for Mrs Tini Owens, who at a recent Court of Appeal hearing lost her case to be divorced from her husband on the basis of his unreasonable behaviour. In this high-profile case, which has received significant press attention, Hugh Owens decided – regardless of the fact …
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A city court has granted divorce in a rare case to a couple following a near 20-year legal battle between the husband and wife who were together for less than a month. Thirumoorthy Ramakrishnan, 53, and Subhashini Bala Subramanian, 49, got married in 1998 but separated after 20 days when the wife was arrested in …
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I roll into my pitch. Not that I’m trying to sell anything. I’ve just found the more succinctly I state it, the easier it is for others to digest (hand gestures help). Continue reading the main story “Our living arrangement’s kind of unusual. The boys stay in the house [hands together in front of me, …
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Jennifer Garner on People Mag Ben Affleck Divorce Cover: ‘I Did Not Authorize This Article’ If you happen to pickup People Magazine’s new issue — hitting newsstands on Friday — just know this: Jennifer Garner does not approve of it. Seen smiling on the cover along with the headline “Life After Heartbreak,” it might appear as …
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, is concerned about divorce. In particular, he and his Bharatiya Janata party are concerned about divorce within India’s minority Muslim community. Their dismay is focused on the ease and speed with which Muslim men can legally end marriages simply by uttering “talaq, talaq, talaq”, under the Islamic law that regulates …
It must’ve been love at the start, but it’s far from over now for many favorite celebrity couples. Although celebrity marriages give many some hope for true love, the ever-increasing divorce rate among A-list couples makes marriage seem rather bleak. With the unexpected announcement over Memorial Day weekend that Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor were splitting — …
How long should a marriage last? For how many decades can you reasonably expect to tie yourself to another human being in the erratic three-legged race of married life? Does the fact that we are all living longer — general life expectancy is rising by 2.5 years per decade — change the answer? In the …
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A solicitor at human rights firm Leigh Day destroyed an important document one day before investigators were due to inspect files, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal heard today. Anna Crowther had identified the significance of an Arabic document and its handwritten translation after a disclosure request from the Al-Sweady inquiry into claims made against the Ministry …
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The ex-wife of a Russian oligarch has filed a lawsuit demanding $15billion from her former husband, it is reported. Natalia Potanina, 55, is seeking half of 56-year-old Vladimir Potanin’s wealth, including dividends from a lucrative Russian firm, Forbes Russia reports. If Ms Potanina’s claim is successful, the settlement will be more than three times larger …
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BRUCEVILLE-EDDY, Texas (KWTX) The family of a woman killed by her husband in a murder-suicide in Bruceville-Eddy Saturday is releasing more details about the tragedy. (Photo courtesy Katherine Singh) Katherine Singh, the mother of Monica Tharpe, 31, who was shot to death by her husband Kevin Tharpe, 40, on Saturday morning, said her daughter had …
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