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High Court: Parties can continue to live together after decree of divorce
The High Court has granted a decree of divorce to a couple who will continue to live together in the family home under the terms of their settlement agreement. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice John Jordan determined that “if a couple can be considered as living apart from one another while living […]
Read MoreIncrease in ‘big-money’ divorce cases
A record number of divorce applications were brought to the High Court last year, with a 10 per cent increase in cases with more than €3 million in assets at stake, according to reports.
Read MoreJudges should avoid ‘parental alienation’ term, report suggests
Parental alienation is a “highly controversial” concept and the use of the term in Irish legal settings should be treated with serious caution, researchers have said. Though the term is being used increasingly often by Irish judges, they “do not appear to use an agreed definition of [parental alienation] and this is also seen internationally”, […]
Read MoreShocking: Parental alienation – the stark reality of poisonous parents
The issue of parental alienation has been gaining public awareness for a number of years as more and more cases come before the courts.
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