iPhone Divorce Application

Aug 8, 2012 by

From the Daily Mail in the UK comes news that a group of family lawyers has created a new iPhone application offering legal advice and guidance to people contemplating divorce in Britain. The phone application program sells for £9 (about $16 U.S.) and is titled Divorce? – A Comprehensive Guide to Divorce in England and Wales. The application features chapters and sections that claim it will intuitively guide users through the many different options available if their marriage or...

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Divorce Cases Rise Along with Economic Recovery

Aug 8, 2012 by

As the economy is starting to rise up out of the global economic recession, the number of new divorce filings is rising too. After two years of recession in which many less than happy couples opted to stay together because they couldn’t afford the cost of splitting up, those couples now seem to be able to afford getting divorced. Although the turnaround has been slow, many county courts in the U.S. have seen a surge in divorce filings this summer. The trend is more evident in the UK...

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I got married in india, it was an islamic marrige. How do I get divorced?

Aug 8, 2012 by

Question:  I got married in india, it was an islamic marrige. I’m not even sure if it is registered in England but i want to get divorced – how would i go about it? State:  Alabama Answer:  While we try to provide the best and most complete answers to your divoirce questions here at Divorce.com, your particular question presents a bit of a problem. Many of the emotional, physical and motivating elements of divorce are common...

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Seven-Year Low Point for Divorce

Aug 8, 2012 by

Divorce is all over the news in the United Kingdom this week as The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently released data showing that the number of divorces in England and Wales have fallen to the lowest level in 35 years. In fact, the divorce rate in both areas has been dropping for six years in a row now. The ONS numbers show that there was a 6.4% drop in the number of divorces in 2009 and the number has been steadily been falling from a high of 153,065 in 2003. In 2009 there were...

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