Personal Finance Why businesses should opt for mediation to solve rows Monday March 28 2022 By CATHY MPUTHIA More by this Author Summary More businesses are becoming litigious owing to better awareness of the law and their rights. Litigation is very costly and it includes the cost of legal and court filing fees. Experts have …
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SINGAPORE – Allegations of family violence raised during a couple’s divorce will be viewed seriously and taken into consideration when the courts decide on child access matters, with counselling and supervised visitation orders being made in certain cases. These are some of the existing measures which protect children in failing marriages that are likely to play …
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Savita Sharma is a Consultant, Morton Fraser. This is the biggest reform to Divorce Law in England in 50 years and heralds a new era where couples will be able to get divorced without attributing fault. Removing the fault-based element of divorce is a positive change where couples are able to apply either solely or …
Lawyers and family courts are expecting a surge in divorce applications next month when a new ‘no-fault’ law comes into effect, making it easier for couples to split. The government’s Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, which comes into force on April 6, reforms the divorce process to fundamentally change the way the legal system …
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Divorce is never a situation one hopes to experience. But sometimes it’s inevitable. Advancing the concept it developed — Emotionally Intelligent Divorce® — the team at Calabrese Budner skillfully guides clients through the tumult of emotions that accompanies the end of a marriage. From Collaborative Divorce to litigation, the key to getting to the best …
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Think your ex has a secret bitcoin stash? A legal expert explains how to hunt one down and the stiff penalties for hiding crypto (and other assets) in a divorce By Toby Yerburgh For This Is Money Published: 07:27, 25 March 2022 | Updated: 13:02, 25 March 2022 Toby Yerburgh: Luckily most people that have …
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IN March last year, the pandemic brought a halt to all but the most urgent legal proceedings in the Northern Irish courts. Courts had to close and our legal system went into a period of hibernation as Covid cases spiralled out of control. In a spirit of corporate goodwill and with government guidance advising businesses …
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People going through a divorce do stupid things. It’s not a cut down and I’m not trying to be hurtful, it’s just reality. Trust me, when I was newly separated, I did more stupid things than anyone I know. The reason? Going through a divorce is a difficult, emotional, and unbelievably scary time during which …
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Advocate Pratibha Bangera, practicing lawyer at Family Court, stresses upon the importance of property dispute settlement to speed up divorce with our Editor-in-Chief Dr Vaidehi Taman How are property disputes resolved in divorce matters? The concept of “Marital home” protects wife and children from being dishoused provided the wife and children have been continuously staying …
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The end of a union, especially one where there are children, can be a deeply distressing, painful and uncertain time. There are decisions to be made about the children, property and the finances generally – and all at a time when everyone is emotional and finding taking the simplest decisions impossible. Harmonious… separated but still …
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