Grammy-winning producer, Mark Ronson, is getting divorced from his model and actress wife, Joséphine de La Baume after five and a half years of marriage. She filed the divorce petition, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the split.
Ronson, 41, best known for his collaborations with artists such as Amy Winehouse and Bruno... Read More
The Supreme Court of Cassation in Rome has ruled that divorcees do not have the right to automatic indefinite maintenance payments. The judges concluded the proceedings between Vittoria Grilli and Lisa Lowenstein with a call to modernise divorce and not see it as a “set-up for life”. The Telegraph reports that Italy’s... Read More
An estranged wife has been awarded £453 million in one of the largest ever divorce settlements in the UK. The case, heard in London by Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, upheld the English courts’ principle that there is to be no discrimination between the contribution of the breadwinner and homemaker. The Russian husband, 61, who is an oil... Read More
Israeli 'chained wives' have had their hopes dashed after a state annulment bill, which could have dissolved their marriages, was shelved last week.
In order to dissolve a marriage contract and leave their spouses free to remarry, a husband must grant the wife a document called a 'get'. When 'get refusers' deny their wives a divorce, they are... Read More
Update 22/08/2017: India’s Supreme court has ruled that the practice of triple talaq is unconstitutional.Today, India’s Supreme Court has officially commenced hearings concerning the practice of triple talaq divorce in Islam. A multi-faith panel will decide whether triple talaq is fundamental to the religion after receiving multiple petitions... Read More
Can keeping a diary help mend a broken heart? Quite possibly, according to a study published this week in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine.
As its title suggests, 'The Impact of Narrative Expressive Writing on Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, and Blood Pressure Following Marital Separation' is concerned with the... Read More
Nigel Shepherd, the National Chair of Resolution, the association of family lawyers, has written to each of the main political parties calling for election pledges reforming family law. Mr Shepherd argued that a new parliament will be the "perfect opportunity" to bring in no-fault divorce. Cases like Tini Owens' highly... Read More
We’re all familiar with the term ‘silver splitters’ but recent evidence suggests we should be thinking more about ‘silver singles’. The Sunday Telegraph analysis of the ONS figures on marital status between 2002 and 2015 has revealed some interesting things about modern living arrangements. The most striking trend... Read More
Following a ten-day trial in Texas, the wife of American right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was last week granted joint-custody of the couple's three children. "I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful support system and I just pray that what's happened to my family that people can understand what parental alienation... Read More
Yesterday, the Michelin-starred chef, Heston Blumenthal, was granted decree nisi in his divorce from his wife of 28 years, Zanna. The pair’s determination to agree on a financial settlement outside the court is a shining example of a couple resolving their financial matters autonomously and amicably. The Telegraph reports that Zanna... Read More