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Archive for June 2009

Is there such a thing as a Man-o-pause?

I read about all the lurid symptoms of a menopause in a lengthy supplement in the Sunday Times last week. It was certainly terrifying. It set out all the potential ills that can befall women in middle age in long gory detail. At the end of reading …

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McFarlane v McFarlane: A Divorce Seesaw

Ivana Trump said, famously: “Don’t get mad. Get everything!” It appears that Julia McFarlane, the former wife of high-flying accountant Kenneth McFarlane, has taken these words to heart. The judgment in the latest installment of …

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Take a Break: Divorce From Reality

“Il n’ y a en art, ni passé, ni futur. L’art qui n’est pas dans le present ne sera jamais” – Pablo Picasso. What does Picasso mean? In art, he says, there is no past or future. There is only the present. Art that …

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Speaking Out On Family Breakdown: Bravo, Mr Justice Coleridge!

Earlier this week Sir Paul Coleridge, who sits as a High Court judge in Central London, spoke out about family breakdown. His speech has been widely published: I read about it in the Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph. He talked about his sadness …

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Why divorcing late in life can lead to a poorer old age

The trend known as 'silver divorce' is affecting couples in their sixties who are maybe newly-retired and realising two to three decades ahead of them with the same partner might not be the retirement dream they'd hoped for.

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A Cohabitation Conundrum – by guest blogger Hayley Edwards

Much has been written by Marilyn Stowe about cohabiting couples' rights. I recently helped a client whose problems could form an exam question on cohabitation.

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Caravaggio, ethics and the divorce courts

If anyone knew every type of human condition, if anyone felt every type of emotion, and had the gift to show his feelings so nakedly to the world, it was Caravaggio. Fast forward to the 21st century and last week in the High Court we saw the human …

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The Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup

We were back at York Races, for the annual Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup. I always enjoy supporting race days in Yorkshire. I'm a Yorkshire lass and I'm proud

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Awards

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About Marilyn

Marilyn Stowe is the senior partner in Stowe Family Law, which has offices in Yorkshire, Cheshire and London. With more than 25 years’ experience handling divorce cases and family law proceedings she is regarded as one of the most formidable and sought after divorce lawyers in the UK.

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Note

I write for the benefit of those who are experiencing family breakdown and for fellow family law professionals. Please note that all persons mentioned in the scenarios are fictitious: details have been deliberately changed in order to protect identities and other confidential circumstances of my clients.

Please also note the advice I give in each scenario must not be relied upon by anyone reading my blog. You must always take your own legal advice as your circumstances may be different and English family law is continually changing.

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