Judicial separation: I sometimes call it the 99% divorce. For me, judicial separation is almost like divorce. Almost, but not quite. Almost, because 99% of the things that go into a divorce, also go into a judicial separation. But at the end of the day, there’s one difference: In name, the couple would still be […]
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Custody of Children: Who gets the kids?
Introduction When people get married, children are part of the equation. When people get divorced, children are part of the situation. And courts resolve the situation by making orders for custody of children. In another article on this site, we wrote about access to children. We described “custody” as the right of a party to […]
Spending Time with Kids After Divorce
Introduction Ever since Jane and her husband, John, broached the topic of divorce, she had begun to feel uneasy. She knew that she would need to contend with the topic of child access. She knew that she did not want to meet her husband, if possible, because of the painful memories they had. But she […]
Divorce Due to Unacceptable Behaviour of Spouse
Unacceptable Behaviour – Introduction Jane (not her real name) could never forget how her husband humiliated her in front of his relatives. To her, it was unacceptable behaviour. It was embarassing. The incident came flooding back every time she saw his face. She felt ashamed and she just wanted to leave her marriage. Unacceptable behaviour […]
Divorce due to abandonment
Abandonment – An Introduction Abandonment is also known as desertion. It happens when a husband or a wife decides to leave the marriage home. That person also leaves his or her spouse, to live elsewhere. The spouse that is left behind is abandoned. And that’s a ground for divorce. When John (not his real name) […]