Divorce Archive - 2017 - Page 6

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Mary J. Blige to pay husband $30k a month in spousal support

9th June 2017

A judge has ordered American singer Mary J. Blige to pay her estranged husband Martin 'Kendu' Isaacs $30,000 per month in temporary spousal support, in the latest chapter of the pair's divorce proceedings. Mr Isaacs had previously requested a staggering $129,319 per month, after Ms Blige filed for divorce last July. The pair met... Read More

Divorce wave pulls up house prices in Hong Kong

9th June 2017

The rise of divorce in Hong Kong is pushing up property prices in an already sky-high housing market, local papers reported this week. This year marked the seventh for which Hong Kong has been ranked the world's most unaffordable. The city's notorious 'coffin homes' have come to epitomize cramped living conditions in a... Read More

Husband crowdfunds to bring case against life-long maintenance to Supreme Court

8th June 2017

In February of this year, the story of Graham and Maria Mills hit the headlines as the ex-wife was granted increased maintenance payments despite the ex-husband’s attempt to end them entirely. Determined to challenge spousal maintenance payments for life, Mr Mills has set up a JustGiving page to raise the funds to take his case to the... Read More

Acrimonious divorces can damage children’s immune systems

7th June 2017

A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has revealed that children whose parents divorce acrimoniously are three times more susceptible to common infections up to 40 years later. It also discovered that the children of couples who divorced amicably were no more likely to have weak immune systems in adulthood than children... Read More

US man files for separation from his former teacher and rapist after 12 years of marriage

5th June 2017

In 2005 Vili Fualaau wed Mary Kay Letourneau, his former teacher and the mother of his two daughters. The journey to the alter had certainly not run smoothly. A year prior, Ms Letourneau finished serving seven years behind bars, having been convicted of two counts of second degree rape of a child. The child in question was Mr Fualaau, who was just... Read More

Head of Palestinian Islamic Courts bans divorce during Ramadan

1st June 2017

The Head of Palestinian Islamic Courts has told judges not to grant divorces over the period of Ramadan, because being deprived of food and cigarettes can “create problems” in relationships. In Palestine, just as in Israel and Lebanon, all divorce matters are dealt with by religious courts, in this case sharia. On Sunday, Judge... Read More

Comedy duo Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor divorce as friends

31st May 2017

Fellow actors Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor are the most recent Hollywood couple to decide to part ways. In a joint statement, the pair emphasised the fact that they are splitting amicably and will now concentrate on co-parenting. The Telegraph reports that Stiller, 51, proposed to Taylor, 45, during his filming of Meet the Parents. They... Read More

Australian same-sex couples who married abroad unable to divorce

25th May 2017

Despite 22 same-sex marriage related parliamentary bills having been introduced since 2004 and recent polls showing that the majority of Australians are in favour of marriage equality, gay marriage has not yet been legalised in Australia. Though civil unions have been introduced in most Australian states, same-sex couples who wish to marry must... Read More

Clinton aide Huma Abedin files for divorce from Anthony Weiner

23rd May 2017

Vice Chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign Huma Abedin is set to divorce her estranged husband Anthony Weiner, after filing her petition at Manhattan Supreme Court last Friday. The pair had separated last year amid allegations that Mr Weiner, a former congressman, had been exchanging sexually explicit messages and photographs... Read More

Sir James Munby calls for divorce law change “as fast as sensibly possible”

18th May 2017

Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has called to hasten steps to "de-link" divorce and financial proceedings as well as usher in online divorce. In the latest 'View from the President's Chambers', Sir James Munby, who is the most senior family law judge in England and Wales, advocated strongly for the... Read More

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