Our blog aims to keep people informed on developments in family law from all angles, whether it's changes in the law, comments on celebrity divorces or suggestions for help through the process of separation. It's popular and has attracted the attention of the national press - they tell us that they use it to keep abreast of new trends in family law. It's intended to inform, educate and entertain. It may even do all three at the same time.
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By James Brown in Stories in the media on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has found that men enjoy 32 minutes' more leisure time than women every day. It seems that those claims women make saying that they do everything round the house while men relax might just be true! Some media... read more
By Andrew Newbury in Stories in the media on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
If the stories in the press are to be believed, Cheryl Cole has told her husband, Ashley that she wants a divorce. And how has she broken this significant news to her? "By text" we're told. This is reminiscent of the early 1990s with Phil Collins telling his then wife he wanted a divorce by... read more
By James Brown in Stories in the media on Monday, November 23, 2009
Society is becoming increasingly familiar with the term "pre-nuptial agreement". This is a contract two people sign before they marry/enter into a Civil Partnership setting out how they would like their financial resources to be divided in the event their marriage... read more
Former-model Michelle Young has been ordered to leave her £8666-per month Regent’s Park home in the latest twist to her divorce from one-time property tycoon Scot Young. Mrs Young seeks £200m from her husband after twenty years of marriage. Whilst he claims that his £400m fortune has... read more
By Claire Young in Stories in the media on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Gordon Brown, when giving evidence on the 20th October to the Speaker’s Conference in regard to modernising parliament, suggested that gay and lesbian couples should have the same privilege as their heterosexual counterparts by being allowed to celebrate their union in the Palace of... read more
A recent US study has suggested that divorce is linked to age and education of the couple. According to an economist who has devised a 'marriage calculator' which is claimed to work out the likelihood of divorce, the two key factors linked to whether a couple will split up are their age at... read more
By Andrew Newbury in Stories in the media on Tuesday, September 8, 2009
When is a divorce not a divorce? According to the papers, Katie Price and Peter Andre's marriage was brought to an end today. Not so fast......they'll be waiting at least another six weeks before they can finalise their divorce. Today their "decree nisi" of divorce was pronounced. This is... read more
By Clare Williams in Stories in the media on Wednesday, August 19, 2009
There have been mixed reactions this week to the news that a “DIY” DNA testing kit will soon be available in chemist shops across the UK. This seems like good news for families eager to end uncertainty surrounding a child’s paternity. However, the widespread availability of kits may... read more
By James Brown in Stories in the media on Tuesday, August 18, 2009
John Cleese and his third wife, Faye Eichelberger, have apparently reached a settlement which will leave her better off than him. Ms Eichelberger is to receive £8million in cash and other assets (including an apartment in New York and a mews house in London) and £600,000 a year for seven... read more
By Joanne Radcliff in Stories in the media on Friday, July 24, 2009
The ex-wife of acclaimed Russian opera singer Dmitri Hvorostovsky (known as the ‘Elvis of opera’) has been given an increased share of his annual earnings. She will now receive payments for herself and their twin sons of £155,000 per year plus the payment of... read more
