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| What are the property rights for couples in the event of a divorce? | ||||||
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Buying a new home When purchasing a property as a couple, the conveyancer should ask how you want to own the property, and there are three choices:
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| 3 ways to prepare yourself for divorce | ||||||
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No-one enters a marriage expecting to get divorced – but it’s a sad fact that 42% of first marriages in the UK end in divorce, and the figure is even higher for second marriages. Divorce can be painful and challenging and is often described as the second most traumatic event you can go through in life. So what can you do to prepare yourself?
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| Expatriate Divorce: preliminary considerations | ||||||
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Expatriate Divorce: preliminary considerations The decision to proceed with a divorce and the division of matrimonial assets is a daunting prospect for most people. Whilst it need not be made more complicated for Expatriates, there are a few considerations to bare in mind.
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| Is there a better way to separate? | ||||||
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The ending of a marriage is never going to be easy. It is usually the case that one person has decided well before the other that they no longer want to be married. It comes as a huge shock to the unsuspecting person which they need to process and come to terms with, whilst the other person has weeks or months to prepare for that point and feels that progress should be made.
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| What is a ‘quickie divorce’? | ||||||
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How often do we see in the media that it has been possible for celebrities to obtain a ‘quickie divorce’? I often have clients asking me if they can go the ‘quickie route’ with some assuming that if you pay more you can get divorced quicker.
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| Be the best parent you possibly can be following a divorce by working on this key trait | ||||||
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I’ve worked with parents who’ve been going through the divorce process for close to a decade and, having become a father myself two years ago, I found myself ruminating on what I would do – how we would deal with sharing parental responsibility for our daughter whilst living separate lives – if my wife and I were to ever separate.
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| The Ever-Changing Demands of Parenting After Divorce - Reflections on 11 years of Co-Parenting | ||||||
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When I divorced in 2006, at the age of 30 and with two kids then aged 3 and 7, I recall my overriding feelings being of fear and uncertainty.
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| 3 Ways To Resolve Child Support And Access Issues | ||||||
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When parents separate, whilst it may be relatively simple to divide up assets, it can be far more difficult to divide responsibilities when it comes to children. Deciding who and when each parent sees the children and how much money each parent provides for their upkeep are the two main areas of contention.
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| How Do You Cope When An Ex Has A New Partner? | ||||||
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Once a relationship or marriage breaks up it is only a matter of time before one or both of you will have new partners and regardless of how much you claim to hate your ex, hearing about them having a new partner will hit you in the gut.
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| Divorces Involving Addiction | ||||||
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Addiction can have a devastating effect on families and marriages, no matter what the circumstances. However, when one parent decides that enough is enough, dealing with addiction as part of a divorce can seem difficult both technically and emotionally. Here, family law solicitor Sarah Gill answers frequently asked questions about divorces involving addiction:
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