Fault, Adultery, and Divorce

Feb 14, 2019 | Divorce

No-fault divorce has been a part of American law for decades. We forget that the law is not universal. In some countries you have to prove adultery or other fault to divorce. That’s the case in England but the law may change if a new bill passes Parliament. Faulty...

Can You Lose Your Job in Divorce?

Feb 11, 2019 | Religious Divorces

A court in Israel just ordered the nation’s largest commuter bus company to fire an employee because he refuses to divorce his wife. The company has 30-days to comply. Why would you lose your job for refusing to divorce? What if it is a religious divorce? Divorce on...

Short Term Alimony for a Three-Minute Marriage

Feb 8, 2019 | Alimony

In Kuwait, a newly married woman demanded a divorce within three minutes of signing her marriage contract. The Kuwaiti marriage is one of the shortest on record. But here’s an interesting question: what if she asked for short term alimony? Sands of Time What...

Child Abduction Defense

Feb 5, 2019 | International Child Custody

International child custody always has the potential of a wrongful abduction. A parent who keeps their child in another country after a vacation, may face accusations the retention is in violation of the Hague Convention. Is there an international child abduction...

Divorce Dress Code?

Feb 1, 2019 | Divorce

There are a lot of curious family laws around the world, but a divorce dress code? One of the most peculiar laws comes from the African nation of Ghana, where divorce is permitted on one condition: the parties attend divorce court dressed the way they dressed at their...