US family lawyer wants to film divorce cases
A Utah family lawyer has applied to have divorce cases in his state filmed and broadcast. In his proposal, Eric Johnson said he would use his online video channel to inform the public about the way civil courts work. Officials in the western state have …
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Pension tension rises as sharing orders remain few and far between
In financial negotiations and proceedings upon divorce, pensions are generally, and rightly, treated by practitioners and the courts as being a distinct class of asset. Lord Justice Thorpe, in Maskell v Maskell [2001] EWCA Civ 858, [2001] 3 FCR 296 …
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DIVORCE COURT
After hopping from one court room to another Chikura did not have much joy in getting a story as she ended up listening to a string of divorce cases. Court interpreter calls out the case number. A man dressed in jeans and cream white jersey hesitantly …
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