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Category Archives: Family Law

UK Government’s proposed cuts to legal aid criticised

Since coming to power, the Coalition Government has proposed a wide range of cuts to public services. Everything from the NHS to the fire service is facing the prospect of severely reduced budgets. The people on the frontline, such as doctors and police, as well as the people who benefit from these services, have expressed [...]

Who Suffers More In A Divorce?

The name divorce has been a household word for people who need it, or just take it as fashion on self-realization for the never ending illusion for the search of Miss or Mr. Right for a mate in life. Even in the confines of the most settled or established homes the word divorce hovers as [...]

What is an Annulment?

Current info about Annulment is not always the easiest thing to locate. Fortunately, this report includes the latest Annulment info available.
Annulment is a legal procedure for declaring a marriage null and void. Annulment differs from divorce where the court ends an otherwise legal marriage on a specific date.
In strict legal terminology, annulment refers only [...]

Validity of a will executed in a foreign place

GENERAL RULE AS TO VALIDITY OF A WILL EXECUTED IN A FOREIGN PLACE
1. A Will is to be taken to be properly executed if its execution conforms to the Internal Law in force in the place:-
* a) where it was executed; or
* b) which [...]

Tips For Avoiding A Divorce

If you have a marriage in trouble but you want to avoid divorce, you should know that you have great options for saving the relationship. The exact resources and tools used to put the broken pieces back together will depend on the reason for the problem. As an example, if your wife or husband was [...]

The Truth About Lawyers

During the matter of my divorce (that’s lawyer talk – it’s always the matter of this and the matter of that), I spent about $30,000 on three different attorneys in an extremely frustrating effort just to be able to see my own children. As each lawyer failed to obtain one single worthwhile benefit for me, [...]

The Three Forms of Closure

For her traumatic wounds to heal, the victim of abuse requires closure – one final interaction with her tormentor in which he, hopefully, acknowledges his misbehaviour and even tenders an apology. Fat chance. Few abusers – especially if they are narcissistic – are amenable to such weakling pleasantries. More often, the abused are left to [...]

The Progressive NJ Divorce Lawyer

As NJ divorce attorneys, we are trained to be advocates in the process known as “adversarial. Many of us self-selected into the legal profession partly because our underlying personality and temperament traits are geared toward advocacy. Similarly, lawyers “the good ones” are typically quite inquisitive. Their questioning techniques, however, often take on the tone of [...]

Secrets of keeping to the family budget

The high cost of living in today’s society, wherever you may be, has made budgeting a priority among families. In today’s inflationary world, nothing is more important than knowing how to wisely spend the meager income that you get.
Financial problems usually arise due to lack of proper budgeting skills, or failure to keep to [...]

Priorities Bring Focus to Family Budgeting

Often times, the family budget is a source of conflict. Most of the time, the major earner makes the final financial decision, which isnt always a welcome deal for the rest. Since money is such an intrinsic part of family life, families need to achieve accord in this aspect. There is a [...]