Scottish actor Bruce Seton wasted no time in getting remarried after his first marriage was officially dissolved. Seton, star of such films as Whiskey Galore! and The Cruel Sea, as well as the TV series Fabian of the Yard, married his second wife, actress Antoinette Cellier, in his native Edinburgh, just one hour after he was officially... Read More
Celebrity couples are twice as likely to see their marriages end in divorce as their non-famous counterparts, new research from the Marriage Foundation claims. The think tank, which was founded by former high court judge Sir Paul Coleridge in order to promote marital stability, conducted research into 488 celebrity couples who married... Read More
Celebrity custody battles only become more complicated when there is an international element involved. Over the holidays, Rocco Ritchie was ordered by a court to join his mother Madonna in New York for Christmas, despite having expressed his desire to stay in England with his father, director Guy Ritchie. Until recently, Rocco, 15, had... Read More
Here we look at the final decision in Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford’s years-long struggle with her ex-husband Daniel Giersch over their children Hermes and Helena. Kelly Rutherford, an American citizen, and Daniel Giersch, a German citizen, were married in 2006, shortly before she gave birth to their first child Hermes, now nine.... Read More
At a time of year when the press is full to the brim with stories of divorce, it makes a change when tales like this turn up.
Aberdeen couple Roz and Ian Ellis originally married in 1968. They were married for 23 years, during which time they had three children – Ian, 45, Stewart, 43, and Ewan, 36 – before divorcing and remaining apart,... Read More
Following on from last month’s victory in the Court of Appeal, we are delighted to announce that former Miss Malaysia Pauline Chai has been granted a decree nisi, thus confirming that she may divorce in England. Ms Chai welcomed this news: I am so relieved that my prayers have been answered. I want to thank my children for... Read More
After much lobbying and debate, the Serious Crime Act 2015 (SCA 2015) received royal assent on 3 March and s.76 of this act came into force on the 29 December 2015. This section criminalises controlling or coercive behaviour within an intimate or family relationship. Any individual found guilty of this offence may receive up to a maximum of... Read More
We have all seen the heart-wrenching scene from Love Actually in which the doting wife and mother discovers that her husband has bought an expensive necklace… for someone else. With temptation high at work parties, alcohol-fuelled arguments, and resentment at having to pick the 'perfect present', it is not surprising that some... Read More
The Court of Appeal has today unanimously and unequivocally affirmed the decision of Mr Justice Bodey of 17 October 2014; confirming England as the proper place for this divorce to be heard. Dismissing all of the husband’s grounds of appeal, all three Court of Appeal judges determined that Mr Justice Bodey’s original finding,... Read More
The aftermath of Resolution's annual Dispute Resolution Week in late November, with Christmas and New Year on the immediate horizon, is a good time to reflect on the lack of awareness of alternative methods of marriage dissolution.
Resolution is an organisation of family lawyers whose members are primarily committed to the constructive resolution... Read More