In the coming days, many solicitors across Northern Ireland will devote time and words to social media posts to the notion of what has come to be known as Blue Monday or ‘Divorcing Day’. Over the past number of years the term Blue Monday has been affixed to the idea that this is the most […]
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On 6th April 2022 the biggest shake-up in divorce law in England and Wales in half a century took place with the coming into force of The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020). The reform removes the need for separating couples to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage and now provides the option
Stephanie and Kevin were a young couple both in their 20s. Neither had been married before. Stephanie’s parents owned a very successful business and when Stephanie and Kevin got engaged Stephanie owned two properties outright which had been gifted to her by her parents. Stephanie was gifted the properties before her and Kevin started dating.
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Mary and John both had very high-powered jobs. They had recently separated after a marriage lasting 24 years. They had two children both of whom were aged over 18 years old Mary was the CEO of a pharmaceutical company and John was a self-employed information technology entrepreneur. He had founded and ran 2 tech companies.
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A married couple who had a long marriage of 29 years separated. The wife required legal advice after receiving correspondence from the husband’s solicitor. There were 3 children of the marriage, all of whom were aged under 18 years old. Following an exchange of correspondence, the husband issued a ‘fault-ground’ divorce petition against the wife,
