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Divorce Archive - Page 15

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King of Swaziland announces plans to ban divorce
The Swazi king Mswati III, leader of one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies,told religious leaders last week that divorce should be banned. The king of Swaziland, popularly known as Ngweyama or “the lion”, said that once entered marriages should not be ended as it was “against” Swazi culture.... READ MORE

Heartbreak Hotel: Britain’s first divorce hotel opens its doors in York
A new hotel in York offers couples the chance to relax, wine and dine…and divorce. Britain’s first divorce hotel, with the tagline ‘A Positive New Start’, aims to put an end to the mud-slinging encouraged by the English courts and help couples to part ways as amicably as possible. The idea may seem bizarre but, for... READ MORE

Geniuses in the family courts: how 'special' was Ryan Giggs' contribution?
Former Manchester United hero, Ryan Giggs, is attempting to avoid paying his estranged wife half of his fortune on the grounds of his ‘genius’. He holds that his ‘special contribution’ to the matrimonial funds was such that it merits a departure from the normal starting point of equality between breadwinner and homemaker.... READ MORE

Does marriage demand fidelity? Italians lawmakers think not
Italian marriage contracts may be amended to no longer include the word ‘fidelity’. The proposal was made in as part of a bill to amend the Italian Civil Code, presented to the Italian senate late last year. Whether these proposed changes will become law is now down to the Judiciary Committee. Whilst we await the potentially... READ MORE

Indian man divorces wife via postcard amidst calls to ban triple talaq
In the south Indian city of Hyderabad, a man who allegedly divorced his wife via postcard was arrested for "harassment and cheating", according to BBC News. Mohammed Haneef severed the marital bond just one week after his wedding by way of triple talaq, an Islamic practice which allows men to instantaneously divorce their wives by... READ MORE

Phil Collins v Lord Wilson: are prenups “unethical”?
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone Australia, the master of drum rolls, Phil Collins, dismissed prenups as “unethical”. In contrast, Lord Wilson’s conjuring of Vardags’ cause célèbre, Radmacher v Granatino, at Bristol University earlier this month suggests instead that it may be unethical to disregard... READ MORE

University of Exeter publishes interim findings from fault-based divorce research
In the wake of the Court of Appeal's judgment in the much-discussed case of Owens v Owens, which saw a Court of Appeal led by Sir James Munby uphold Tolson J's decision to refuse a wife's divorce petition, Professor Liz Trinder from the University of Exeter has published interim findings from a major research study examining the need... READ MORE
Update: on 8 August 2017, Mrs Owens was granted permission to bring an appeal to the Supreme Court. A wife who took her battle to divorce her husband to the court of Appeal has lost her bid to end her "intensely unhappy" marriage. Tini Owens appealed the refusal of His Honour Judge Tolson, sitting in the Central Family Court,... READ MORE

Senior judge speaks out in defence of divorce payouts
Lord Justice Wilson, one of the most senior judges in England, made a spirited defence of divorce payouts this week. Addressing the University of Bristol Law Club on Monday, Lord Justice Wilson rebutted the calls which have been resounding in the House of Lords, to pare back financial provision. He made reference to a recent study which... READ MORE

Swedish hotel offers refunds for marital breakdown
A Swedish hotel chain has promised to reimburse the cost of a two-night stay for guests who divorce within a year of their visit. The Countryside Hotels group offers the "relationship guarantee" for couples who invest in its mini-breaks, stressing the importance of spending quality time with one another to the success of a marriage. “We have... READ MORE
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