Monday April 12, 2010 at 6:27pm
Divorce lawyers get used to hearing all sorts of reasons for divorce. They have included breaking wind too often, not mending the loo door, insisting that the family dog or cat shares the marital bed and (surely the most appalling of all) not douing the ironing.I understand that a Leicestershire man has recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a horse and a donkey, this is referred to in law as "buggery". I don't know what his wife makes of this but could it be grounds for divorce in....
Thursday January 21, 2010 at 8:49pm
I read in The Times that politicians propose to require all divorcing couples to go to mediation. Madness. Mediation can be good, of course. We often use it at family-lawfirm.co.uk and recommend it in cases where it might help. But it can be "bad" if not well handled and these are some of the reasons:...forcing people to mediate is not a good start to mediation! ...most people divorcing are over 18 you know! They can make up their own minds and don't need a nanny state involved, t....
Friday January 8, 2010 at 4:54pm
The Press has recently been asking for "no fault divorce" on the basis that to have it would reduce conflict and upset between people who want to get a divorce.
What rubbish!
The upset and conflict is there well before people go to lawyers, in my experience and is nothing to do with pieces of paper that have to be completed.
That said, I am actually for no fault divorce but on the basis of reality--if both want a divorce why should there be any block to them doing so?
Or maybe I'm....
Monday October 26, 2009 at 9:33am
Couples in China's biggest provincial municipality were not allowed to divorce during celebrations of 60 years of Communist rule, the BBC reports. Weddings were allowed in Chongqing during the eight-day holiday at the end of September though, and marriage registration centres were swamped with couples wanting to tie the knot. Zhang Li, an officer from the registration office in Dadukou district, said the National Day holiday period was popular with people wanting to wed. She said staff members f....
Monday September 21, 2009 at 2:41pm
Today Woolley & Co has launching a new book to accompany this website – Exploring the myths about divorce and separation - to help people find the truth amid the hearsay. Copies are available free of charge to download here or in hard copy – just complete the order form here.
The book includes the top five most common myths about divorce and separation that we come across.
We are common-law man and wife so I have the same rights as if we were married
I didn’t comm....
Friday September 11, 2009 at 2:44pm
Finances linked to a couple give rise to a whole host of myths. For instance, if a husband is going bankrupt, a wife will often assume that she will still get the house, particularly if there are any children involved.
The reality is that the security of the matrimonial home will be threatened and the question will arise as to whether the property should be sold to pay off the creditors.
Businessmen may assume that a pension they had before a marriage is safe in the event of a divorce. Howeve....
Thursday August 20, 2009 at 2:34pm
Welcome to our brand new website and blog.
Having collectively worked in divorce and family law for over 100 years we’ve come across so many unfortunate misunderstandings that we felt compelled to try and dispel the myths and clear up some of the commonly held misconceptions.
When it comes to divorce everyone seems to have some experience and before you know it a system something akin to Chinese whispers creates firmly held beliefs from long term cohabitees having the same writes as ma....