Judithmiddleton

LATEST ARTICLES ( 227 )

• Mosuo Matriarchs

  

  Little Girl has started to show a keen interest in geography. “You need to move to China’s Yuunan Province,” she told me, last night. “You’d get plenty of rest... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Love Locks

  

  There is a growing global trend for love padlocks although as yet I have not seen any in the UK. Apparently superstition has it that if a couple inscribe their... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Pursuit of Justice

  

  I see that during my absence on holiday the long-running High Court case between Mr and Mrs Young reached a conclusion with Mr Justice Moor finding the husband... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Timber!

  

  The practice of tree marriage, reputedly practised by some Hindus in central India, has been actively discouraged only now, it would seem, to be taken up by... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Befriending on the Doorstep

  

  I found myself idly flicking through a book called “How to Survive Retirement” by Clive Whichelow and Mike Hoskins today. It was one of those little square book... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Bedrock

  

  It seems that the Conservative party believes that marriage is the bedrock of society. So much so, that it is pledging a tax break for married couples. Valued a... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Blissful Ignorance

  

  Yesterday a Tory peer who shall forever after be known as Lord Howeller had the audacity to describe the North East of England as desolate. Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Word Association, by George

  

  The birth of the Royal baby clearly dominated news reports last week and in its wake fellow family lawyers have, of course, been blogging about children, contac... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Shake Well Before Use

  

  Problems in your relationship; forget talking about it: get yourself to the doctor or pharmacist instead. Yes that seems to be the outcome of studies by... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• National Happiness

  

  On 29th June, this blog will reach its sixth anniversary. When it first started, I had read about the dreaded affliction known as Blogger’s Block but have... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Dealing with Difficult People

  

  was the theme for a training course that I attended today. There was no role play, although the opportunity to be objectionable and cantankerous was clearly... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Saint George for Merry England

  

  "My husband’s name is George,” sighed my client. “He had a mother with a sense of humour.” “Pardon?” I asked. “George: after the patron saint of Merry England... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Iron Lady

  

  As a 10 day period of apparent national mourning comes to a close, I thought now would be a prudent moment to ponder as to any influence Lady Thatcher may have... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Marital Purgatory

  

  Ahead of the legal aid cuts due to take effect today, family law practitioners have reiterated concerns that vulnerable people will be left without proper... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Marital Coercion

  

  As the case of Vicky Pryce showed today marital coercion, a little used defence available only to married women and dating back to 1925, may be of little... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• It Costs What? It Costs How Much?

  

  So the media today would have us believe that divorce lawyers overcharge, based on a report issued by the Legal Ombudsman. Not all the comments made in the... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Wanted: Couple for Space Travel

  

  I am intrigued by reports today that there are plans afoot for a manned space mission to Mars in 2018. Even more so by the fact that and in order to represent... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Aftermath

  

  In March last year “Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation” was published. In it the author, Rachel Cusk, attempts to chronicle her attempt at rebuilding... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Waiter - There's a Horse in My Soup

  

  All the current fuss about horsemeat takes me back to once upon a time when I acted for a client, let’s call him Mr Orson Cart. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Dna Conspiracy

  

  The recent discovery of Richard III’s skeleton has already got conspiracy theorists and cynics whispering. Is it really feasible that DNA from reputed... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 DIVORCE, FAMILY