COVID-19 prompted a dramatic shift in the way we live our lives, from hybrid home-office working and renewed importance on local communities, to increasing unemployment and growing mistrust in governments. In the aftermath of these big social changes, there is a new transformation on the horizon. If you are considering divorce, then reading up on …
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Uncapping Bankers’ Bonuses: Implications For Divorce Settlements
Couples going through or contemplating divorce, should consider how uncapping bankers’ bonuses in the UK will affect financial settlements. The author of this article spells out the issues in play. One of the changes made by the short-lived UK government of Liz Truss and her finance minister, aka Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, was removing the salary …
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Family Law Week: Prenatal paternity testing for court: your questions answered
Home > Articles Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, answers some of the most common questions about prenatal paternity testing for legal matters. What is non-invasive prenatal paternity testing? A non-invasive prenatal paternity test or NIPP test, is a DNA test performed while the mother is still pregnant, to verify paternity before the …
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Expert Survey Reveals The #1 Reason Couples Divorce
A survey of counseling professionals from YourTango.com — the digital leader in love and relationships — offers compelling insights into why marriages fail. The leading cause of divorce? Communication problems, followed by sexual infidelity and “not spending enough time together/not mutually prioritizing the marriage.” RELATED: 5 Divorce Statistics That Predict The Success Of Your Marriage Unfortunately, …
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Proposed new disclosure obligations on alleged product defects for defendants in product litigation …
One of the main issues addressed in the Proposal for a Directive of the Parliament and of the Council on liability of defective products (“PLD Proposal”) is proportionality, described as a careful balance between the interests of industry and consumers. In the press release the European Commission notes that by requiring manufacturers to disclose evidence …
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34 Divorced People Confess The Heartbreaking Reasons Why They Regret Ending Their Marriages
Going through a divorce is usually an extremely painful experience. We typically enter a marriage expecting it to last forever, “until death do you part”, but the unfortunate reality is that often, something else beats death to the punch. In the United States, for example, between 40-50% of all first marriages end in divorce. Although …