Divorcing? Own Your own Business? Beware Experts Bearing Reports
A salutory tale for business owners in The Guardian on 14 November. A divorcing couple each hired experts to value the husband’s business. Each expert charged £154,000 for x 6 reports. As the case...
View ArticleWise Words from Shirley Williams
Baroness Shirley Williams is one of the wisest women there is. Divorced herself from her first husband, philosopher Bernard Williams, who left her for another woman, she recently spoke about divorce in...
View ArticleForgive, even if you can’t forget
August 15 2015 was the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory over Japan. Sir Harold Atcherley, now aged 97, was one of 80,000 Allied soldiers captured when Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in...
View Article10 Ways to Weather Divorce With Dignity
Ladies, here’s a bunch of wise suggestions for how to divorce with dignity:...
View ArticleRenegotiating past divorce settlements
Two women have won a ruling from the Supreme Court that will allow disputed divorce settlements to be re-opened. Varsha Gohil and Alison Sharland claim to be entitled to more money and that their...
View ArticleDivorce Needn’t be a Cut-Throat War
When so much effort is being made to dissuade divorcing couples from resorting to the courts, it was shocking to read, in a recent edition of the Sunday Times Style magazine, an article entitled ‘The...
View ArticleThe Trouble With Transitions
The trouble with Transitions is a bit like the Difficulty with Decisions. The Difficulty with Decisions is that the easy ones are easy to make and the difficult ones are difficult to make. You know...
View ArticleEU and YOU — the Parting of the Ways
For weeks, the media has been likening Britain’s decision last week to leave the EU to a divorce. And leaving the EU is certainly similar to a domestic parting of the ways. First the rancour,...
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The Trouble With Holidays
It’s nearly the end of July, and thousands of families are going away on holiday. Hard-pressed parents are looking forward to spending quality time together while their children splash about and build...
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Heading for the Rocks after your Holiday?
How was your holiday? Did you have a great time together or have you come home hating one another? If your break was far from idyllic and you’re seriously considering splitting up, it might interest...
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