Category: Family Law

How Matrimonial Assets Are Divided In Divorce

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Splitting assets on divorce

Splitting Assets in a Divorce Divorce in most cases is never a happy process and can be a frustrating and challenging journey. Arriving at this life altering decision is never an easy choice but there are steps that can be taken to ease the pressure, especially when it comes to assets and property. Even if […]

How to Get a Legal Separation in Ireland?

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how to get legal separation in ireland

One of the routes a couple can take, after the breakdown of their marriage, is a legal separation. What does it mean and how to get a legal separation in Ireland? Let’s find out. Differences between types of Legal Separation in Ireland First, we need to learn what marital separation really means. Usually, it is […]

Germany and Ireland and Divorce-How do they compare?

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The Myth of Immediate Divorce in Germany   “We don’t communicate anymore” “He had an affair.” “She got fat.” “I don’t want to hide the bruises anymore.” Over time, a lot of curious cases have taken place in Germany: In Munich a man insisted that his wife spend every night with him in a hammock. […]

Wards of Court and Power of Attorney

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The future of Wards of Court   In Ireland, when a person is deemed incapable of managing their own assets or affairs because of mental incapabilit,y an Application can be made to the Courts for this person to be made what is commonly referred to as a “Ward of Court”.  It is the Court’s decision […]

Family Law: Watch out for New Romances

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  In a recent High Court case in the UK a Judge said that the start of a new relationship during a divorce can be a significant “fly in the ointment” to family law Courts and Judges deciding  on how much money ex-wives should be awarded. The Court went on to say that women may […]

Family Law: Children as Weapons of Choice

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    A Judge in the UK has made some very interesting comments in a family law case concerning care proceedings in relation to four children. The mother of the children petitioned for Divorce in January 2014 asserting that her husband was displaying “arrogance and endeavouring to show superiority and seeking power and control over […]

Wards of Court

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Wards of Court and Incapable Persons In Ireland when a person is deemed incapable of managing their own assets or affairs because or due to a mental incapability an Application can be made to the Courts for this person to be made a Ward of Court.  It is the Courts decision whether to make this […]

Guardianship, Custody and Access Rights for Gay Couples

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The Government has recently announced proposed changes to the laws in respect of Guardianship, Custody and Access in Ireland in relation to gay couples. According to Justice Minister Alan Shatter, the Government intends bringing in laws by the end of year to extend Guardianship, Custody and Access rights to non biological fathers of children in […]

Divorce without Judges?

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            Recent news from France is that the country is considering a plan to allow divorces to take place without a Judge. This will simplify a process, allowing for people who mutually wish to divorce to basically complete the process themselves. According to the Social Affairs Minister in France, the […]

The Relaxing of the In Camera Rule in Family Law Proceedings

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            Since last Monday, 13 January 2014, journalists and the media are now entitled to attend at Family Law proceedings in Ireland. The new law was passed by the Government last July and last Sunday night, 12 January 2014, the Department of Justice announced that the law would begin (with […]

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