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Wednesday 5 December 2007

Archive for the 'divorce' Category

Mother Nature feels the pains of divorce

Wednesday 5 December 2007 @ 10:29 am

WASHINGTON - Divorce can be bad for the environment. In countries around the world divorce rates have been rising, and each time a family dissolves the result is two new households.

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Church Could be Asset in New York Pastor’s Divorce

Saturday 17 November 2007 @ 12:27 pm

MINEOLA, N.Y. — The Biblical Gospel of Matthew famously admonishes Christians not to try to serve both God and wealth. But a pastor’s estranged wife says he has blended the two so thoroughly that his church should be counted as an asset in their divorce.

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The wedding’s off — see you in court!

Saturday 20 October 2007 @ 12:50 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Instead of walking down the aisle of a church, a former New York couple will traipse down the aisle of a court room to settle a fight over a $48,800 diamond engagement ring.

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Vienna to host world’s first-ever ‘divorce fair’

Tuesday 16 October 2007 @ 2:53 pm

Vienna is to host what organizers have dubbed the world’s first “divorce fair” this month, aimed at couples whose wedding dreams have turned sour and who need help in untying the knot as painlessly as possible.

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McCartney may payout $140 million in divorce

Thursday 11 October 2007 @ 5:21 pm

News reports said Mills could receive between 20 million and 70 million pounds ($40 million and 140 million) in a final settlement, including a one-off lump sum plus annual payments.

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Woman seeks rich husband, banker says “crappy” deal

Thursday 11 October 2007 @ 5:02 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Deal or no deal? An online exchange between a woman looking for a husband who earns more than $500,000 a year and a mystery Wall Street banker, who assessed her potential for romance as a business deal, has cause quite an Internet stir.

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“Hidden heartache”: Moms shamed when dads get custody?

Sunday 7 October 2007 @ 10:47 pm

Hidden heartache of the weekend mothers: As Britney Spears has found, courts are increasingly giving fathers custody of their children after divorce. Mothers tell of the shame they feel over their empty nests

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Divorce law reform overdue

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:41 pm

“Everybody talks about it, but nobody ever does anything about it. Similar to talking about bad weather. But the terrible weather conditions I’m talking about are the legal storms which can engulf and batter those unfortunate souls caught in the path of our system of family law.”

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Divorce and its impact on the UAE society

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:40 pm

“In my grandmother’s generation for an Arab and Muslim woman to divorce in our society was a rare thing, in my mother’s generation it became far more acceptable, and in my generation it has become common practice.”

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Free Government Divorce Seminar in Hawaii on October 4th

Sunday 30 September 2007 @ 5:35 pm

The Hawaii State Judiciary is providing free sessions to educate the public on divorce law in the island state, according to the Hawaii State Judiciary’s announcement. These sessions occur every month. The next “Divorce Law in Hawaii” meeting will be taking place on October 4th from 12pm-1pm at the Supreme Court in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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