Celebrations, international divorce & civil partnerhips: our November round up of news
If you missed what we’ve been sharing this month, here’s a round up of our blogs and some of the news posts on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
From our blog:
Celebrating your divorce - or not
The divorce party and associated activities provide a memorable, fixed moment for the end of a marriage, and possibly with better associated memories afterwards than the granting of a divorce in court or the arrival of paperwork in the post.
International relations: why divorcing when living abroad is rarely straightforward
Why is international divorce more complicated that in the UK? We’ve a short guide to international family laws and how they may affect an overseas divorce.
Civil partnerships: formations down, dissolutions up
Which has the higher divorce/dissolution rate – heterosexual marriage or same sex civil partnerships? The stats may surprise you…
Good Divorce Week
It’s Good Divorce Week, and we’re supporting the national campaign by Resolution for no-fault divorces in the UK.
From our social media:
A new book released makes deeply painful reading with its tales of distress, anger, self-blame and humiliation — all, for the first time, in the voices of the children themselves.
More couples in their 70s are getting divorced, longer life expectancy and a change in social attitudes are all factors fuelling the trend.
"The Ivy' owner could just be in Britain's biggest divorce.
Less adoptions are happening. A fall of 12% is put down to local authorities misinterpreting a 2013 family court ruling that adoption should be a last resort.
“Divorce is known to be the second most traumatic life experience after the death of a loved one,” This gives food for thought.
Often the judges decision is to split assets in a divorce. However is building an internal brick wall in the family home the answer?
There does seem to be a definite trend towards shared parenting after divorce.
Just why are more and or 50 somethings turning to divorce. This article at the Telegraph tries to shine a light on it.
Recent statistics show cases in #FamilyLaw courts just keep rising.
5 ways to remain civil business partners post-#divorce.
Does this mean social media has become the main form of communication for some people?
AND FINALLY:
As part of 'Good Divorce Week', Resolution asked some people waht they thought about no fault divorce.