Judithmiddleton

LATEST ARTICLES ( 227 )

• Kung Hei Fat Choi

  

  Midnight heralded in the Chinese New Year. With hundreds of lanterns, fireworks and beating drums, the celebrations can be an impressive spectacle. Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Crime of Passion

  

  I was stunned today when somebody said to me that they’d read in the newspaper that if your wife had been unfaithful you’d be let off if you killed her for it!... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 DIVORCE

• Catching Them out

  

  When you travel around this globe of ours, it is always comforting to find an affinity with places that you have never previously visited. I experienced... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Divorce Exhibits

  

  I returned from holiday in Malaysia yesterday after a long haul flight with KLM. At some point mid-air, my attention was drawn to an article in the in-flight... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Facebook Catharsis

  

  Over the years, clients have referred to how they have ripped up, burnt, or even cut their former spouse out of, family photographs. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• They Seek Him Here

  

  The report this week that Higgs Boson may have been spotted in Geneva is great news for physicists everywhere. One research scientist, however, is absolutely... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Hard Times

  

  I could almost feel sorry for the recession. It was only three years ago when banks were failing and the global economy went into melt-down that we were being... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Splish Splash

  

  Divorce petitions are frequently based on allegations of unreasonable behavior. What constitutes unreasonable behavior is a subjective test, based on the... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Sweet Dreams

  

  Once upon a time, I saw a client who was looking to divorce his wife. I asked him the reason but was taken by surprise when he told me that their whole... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Co-operative Legal Services

  

  The Co-op is going to offer family law legal services as soon as it can obtain the necessary license from the SRA. Its recent press release suggested that it... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Need for Legislative Change Continues

  

  Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in the Kernott v Jones case again highlighted the urgent need to reform the law affecting couples that live together,... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Parenting Hoax

  

  There was what I understand to have been a hoax circulating on the Internet over the course of the last week, claiming that the results of a study from the... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Family Justice Review

  

  The Family Justice Review was published today and despite the reports in a number of our national newspapers, one can’t help thinking it could be a “bit of a... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• If Only i Could Turn Back Time

  

  The clocks went back last night and half the population took advantage to spend an extra hour in bed whilst the other half got up early. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• The Weather Forecast

  

  Did I hear it correctly? Did tomorrow’s forecast really mirror how some people can feel after divorce or separation: “Dreary at first, becoming cheerful again... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Surgery Casebook

  

  When you live in the countryside, many of the facilities that urban dwellers take for granted are denied to you. One advantage, apart from the mobile library... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Fast Cheats

  

  This weekend’s report of the marathon runner in Northumberland who cheated when he dropped out of the race after 20 miles then caught a bus to complete the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Sinking to the Depths

  

  As someone who has always played second fiddle to Outdoor Man’s love for his boats (of which there have been several during our long marriage), I would like to... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Fair Shares

  

  Financial settlements are intended to reflect fairness; the division of assets takes into account various factors set out in law including needs and resources,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY

• Shocked by Revelations

  

  An article in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday has had UK divorce lawyers and their clients reeling with shock at the revelation that six figure mark-ups have... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DIVORCE, FAMILY