But what is this? You go to see a family lawyer, and they say that if you have already separated, you must transfer assets between you within the next month (ie by 5 April 2017) if you are to continue to be treated as a married couple by HMRC, and be able to transfer assets …
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INSIDE the luxurious villa Richard Keys rents in the Qatari capital Doha, there is a Union Jack flag, a red telephone box – and a large model of the Titanic. A gift from the former Sky Sports host’s long-suffering wife Julia, the replica of the doomed ship is now a metaphor for their marriage. Inside …
(Newser) – A divorce is a hard and pricey thing to get in Mississippi, though that doesn’t necessarily stop people—one recent study found that the state’s divorce rate is seventh highest in the country. What sets it—and South Dakota—apart from the rest of the country is that without a true “no-fault” divorce law, …
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She took a break from the limelight after hitting the big time with You’re Still The One and That Don’t Impress Me Much in the late nineties. And Shania Twain says the stress of her divorce from her husband of 15 years inspired her to write a new album after a long absence. The 51-year-old …
Telegraph.co.uk ‘Getting divorced? Go after his pension’Telegraph.co.ukWhat is likely to be a divorcing couple’s most valuable asset? The family home will spring to most people’s minds first. But with the value of final salary pensions soaring that forgotten “defined benefit” income could well be the biggest single asset … Source link
Hugh Owens said that he forgave his wife, Tini, for her affair, which meant she was not granted a divorceDOMINIC LIPINSKI/PA A Supreme Court judge has criticised ministers for failing to reform divorce and cohabitation law, in a rare public outburst. Lord Wilson of Culworth said that the law was in urgent need of updating …
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When the distinguished broadcaster Melvyn Bragg confirmed to me last June that he had separated after 43 years from his wife, author Cate Haste, many of his friends assumed divorce proceedings would soon follow. However, I can disclose that the Labour peer, 77, who presented ITV’s flagship arts programme The South Bank Show for more …
Nearly everyone going through a divorce prefers that the record for his or her case be sealed so it remains private. On the other hand, the public has an interest in protecting the justice system from private arrangements that might compromise the judicial system. And a transparent judicial system available at all times for public …
Whilst the Freedom of Information response from the Family Justice Policy Division blames the last government for failing to implement this policy, this assertion is not quite right. Dr Phillip Lee, who was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice in 2016, confirmed that the current government was working on …
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Home > News Theresa May will directly oversee the project Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans for a major programme of work leading towards bringing forward a Domestic Violence and Abuse Act. The Government has said that the way domestic violence is dealt with at the moment does not go far enough – with …