Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
February 28, 2012
According to a recent study, there is no such thing as a good divorce when children are involved. Research carried out by Pennsylvania State University found that children suffer when their parents’ marriage breaks down, no matter how amicable the split. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Breakdown, Children, Divorce, Family, Friends | Tags: breakup, children, divorce, Life Satisfaction Inventory, relationships | 
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February 22, 2012
Domestic abuse affects many thousands of households in this country. It’s often a silent scourge, because a lot of families feel embarrassed and ashamed to talk about what is happening. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Anguish, Breakdown, Children, family law, Health, Inertia, Insecurity, Loneliness, Power, Relationships | Tags: children, relationships, Violence | Comments Closed
February 1, 2012
Ten years ago, Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 – which allows an unmarried parent (usually the mother) to seek financial support for the child from the other parent – had little or no impact on the work I was doing; today, it accounts for perhaps one third of my caseload. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in assets, courts, Finance, Legal, Neil Hobden, Relationships | Tags: breakdown, breakup, finance, Life Satisfaction Inventory, relationships, separation | 1 Comment »
January 23, 2012
A client recently described how she and her now-estranged husband used to sit up in bed together, their laptops in front of them, messaging people on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »
December 19, 2011
Christmas is less than a week away, so by now you’ll have your plans for the festivities in place. In all likelihood, you’ll have New Year’s Eve sorted too. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Adultery, Affairs, Breakdown, Family, Happiness, Neil Hobden, New Year, Renewal, Romance, separation | Tags: marriage, relationships | Comments Closed
October 27, 2011
The traditional excuse men use for having an affair is “my wife doesn’t understand me”. Now they have another reason: the recession. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Adultery, Affairs, Anguish, Breakdown, Depression, Happiness, Insecurity, Marriage, women | Tags: anguish, breakup, divorce, emotions, partners, relationships | Comments Closed
September 17, 2011
A friend of a friend has just announced she and her husband of 20 years are splitting up. They’ve been unhappy for a long time, by all accounts, and the general reaction has been “about time too”! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Anguish, Breakdown, decree absolute, Renewal, resolution, separation | Tags: breakup, divorce, marriage, relationships | 1 Comment »