Divorce

Last month saw the case of Owens -v- Owens come to the Supreme Court, and with it the growing call for divorce reform and the introduction of a no fault option. In the case of case of Mr and Mrs Owens, Mrs Owens applied for a divorce on the basis... Read more

It was back in August 1991 (almost 27 years ago) when the World Wide Web first went live to the world. Although the internet and technology has grown and developed exponentially since this time, it is fair to say that not everyone has fully... Read more

This is one myth published in the media from time to time which just doesn’t seem to go away. It is not uncommon to find that when it is announced a particular celebrity couple are to divorce, the phrase ‘quickie divorce’ is not too far... Read more

We are frankly slightly bored now of newspaper articles about “divorce day”. The theory is that Christmas is so stressful, people rush off to start divorce proceedings in January (with the first working day in the New Year being the busiest day... Read more

On 17 July we were notified that a new style of divorce petition is being introduced and should be used from 7 August. This is as usual a very short notice period for a fairly major change! Luckily there is a transitional period and old style... Read more