The divorce rate for heterosexual couples in England and Wales has hit a 45-year low, new figures show. There were 8.4 divorces of opposite-sex couples per 1,000 married men and women in 2017, representing the lowest rates since 1973 and a 6 per cent decrease from 2016, data published by the Office for National Statistics…
Month: February 2019
Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation - Book Review
In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk’s marriage of ten years came to an end. In the months that followed, life as she had known it came apart, ‘like a jigsaw dismantled into a heap of broken-edged pieces’. ‘Aftermath’ chronicles this perilous journey as the author redefines herself as a single woman. Cusk does write…
Denise Richards on Her Divorce from Charlie Sheen; "It Was Never Bitter"
It’s been 14 years since her exceedingly public divorce from Charlie Sheen, but Denise Richards says she has no regrets about their union — or the subsequent drama she dealt with for nearly a decade. “I was never bitter about my divorce,” says Richards, who split from Sheen when she was six months pregnant with their second…
Life Insurance After Divorce
Life insurance isn’t something you typically think of until you marry or have children. And when you come to the difficult decision to separate, there’s the question of what to do with your policy post-divorce. Here are a few ways to protect yourself. Divorce and life insurance for couples with separate policies If you and…
Gaslighting & Divorce
Gaslighting is a less subtle form of emotional abuse that seeks to control a partner through a pattern of over the top criticism and reality distortion. The term ‘Gaslighting’ comes from the classic from the 1944 film Gaslight, in which a husband persistently torments his wife into doubting her sanity. The kind of gaslighting seen in couples therapy is…
Scared To Call A Divorce Lawyer? Don't Be
One of the things that lawyers often forget is that they can be intimidating. You may experience a variety of emotions when your marriage ends, such as fear, anger, hurt, anxiety or even depression. You may have to endure constant conflict at home; you may be losing sleep or have deep concerns about how…