From Financial Post: A judge in an Ontario court recently ordered a husband to pay his former wife damages for physical and psychological abuse she suffered in a abusive marriage. In making the award, the court gave life to a new tort, or civil wrong, of “family violence” that addresses the cumulative impact...
From U.S. News & World Report Money: There are many advantages and disadvantages of thinking about getting a prenupital agreement. A prenup forces parents to to discuss money, including the current credit and debt. It can reduce the cost of divorce by providing more certainity and saving costs of obtaining a divorce attorney.
From the Washington Post: Couples traditionally vow to stay together for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. Rarely do they mention for 24 hours a day, for seven days a week, for every single meal, for so much streaming, for two blasted, interminable years.
Spain passed a new law considering pets’ welfare and feelings when couples divorce or break up. The new law would recognize pets as sentient beings especially in the case where couples seek shared custody of their animals.
This trend is from other similar decisions in France and Portugal. One attorney...