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Charlie Sheen wife fails in second bid to remove kids from Denise Richards

The ex-wife of Anger Management star Charlie Sheen has failed in her second attempt to have temporary custody of her children removed from Denise Richards.

Brooke Mueller, the actor's third wife, recently lost custody of she and Sheen's twins after entering rehab for alleged drug problems - at the famous Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage. Richards, Sheen’s second wife,

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Department for Work and Pensions ‘misleading’ on child support

The UK government’s methods of monitoring child maintenance are misleading, single parent charity Gingerbread has claimed.

In a new consultation on ways of increasing the accuracy of financial reporting, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that it plans to continue counting child maintenance payments as paid in full when the Child Support Agency

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Ashton and Demi wrangle over money as divorce progresses

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore and wrangling over money as their divorce moves toward settlement, TMZ reports.

The Hollywood couple separated in November 2011 amid allegations of infidelity but famously did not begin divorce proceedings until the end of last year. Demi, now 50, is

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Divorcee wins pension battle

A divorcee who refused to surrender more than £97,000 to pensions firm Scottish Widows has been told she can keep the money.

In 2010, Natalie McNicholas was awarded 50 per cent of her husband’s pension after their divorce. Scottish Widows valued the total pension at £622,946, meaning Mrs

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Indiana stockbrokers lose licence over unpaid child support

Two stockbrokers based in Indiana have been barred from practising in the state because they owe thousands in unpaid child support.

Secretary of State Connie Lawson suspended the professional practice licences of Kenneth McCabe and Jeffrey Everaert earlier this week when it was discovered that both owed thousands to their former partners, The Times of Northwest Indiana reports.

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US billionaire Stewart Rahr reaches multi-million settlement with ex-wife

Flamboyant US billionaire Stewart Rahr has reached a financial settlement with estranged wife Carol, the New York Post reports.

Carol Rahr married the pharmaceutical moghul in 1969 but served him with divorce papers in December last year

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Australian court rejects attempt to quash divorce funding agreement

A court in Sydney has rejected a woman’s attempt to invalidate a funding agreement entered during her protracted divorce.

In 2008, Virginia Nemeth was offered $8 million plus the house in which lived as a financial settlement by her estranged husband. She sought a higher settlement and fired

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Israel wants me to divorce, businesswoman claims

An Israeli entrepreneur has claimed that she came under pressure to divorce her husband after starting a business with him.

Galia Ben-Dor is co-founder of Wall-Smart, a producer of wall mounts for electronic devices such as iPads. She is VP of Marketing & Business Development, while husband Michael Ben-Dor is CEO.

She told Israeli parliament the Knesset:

“The minute I wanted to set up a company, every accountant I spoke to suggested that I divorce, because a law from the times of the British Mandate doesn’t allow couples who

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G4S appointed new provider of Child Maintenance Options information service

Multinational security services company G4S has been appointed the official supplier of the new Child Maintenance Options service.

The Crawley-based company was awarded a five year, £18 million contract to run the service following a competitive tender.

Child Maintenance Options provides separated parents with information and assistance

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Application to reopen divorce settlement rejected by High Court

A woman has failed in her bid to revisit a provisional divorce settlement after a judge ruled that undisclosed details would not have affected the case.

S v S concerned a couple who married in 1993 and had three children together before parting in 2010. The family was wealthy and after they separated the wife applied for a

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Wealthy Russian loses divorce clash over Kensington mansion

A wealthy Russian businessman has lost a four year legal tussle with his ex-wife over their London home.

The home, in South Kensington was jointly purchased by Vladimir Slutsker and his similarly wealthy wife Olga in 2000, via an offshore trust account, so their son Misha

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Jessica Simpson’s parents Tina and Joe divorced

The parents of American actress and singer Jessica Simpson have completed their divorce, TMZ reports.

The pair separated in September last year after 34 years of marriage. Speaking to People magazine, they insisted:

“It is an amicable split and there is no third party involved.”

Any other suggestions in the media peculation as to the causes of the split were

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Former owner of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team defends multimillion divorce settlement

The former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team is defending a claim by his ex-wife that their divorce settlement should be set aside.

Frank and Jamie McCourt divorced in 2010 after a 30 year marriage. She received a $131

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Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas intervenes in girlfriend’s divorce battle

Spanish footballer Francesc ‘Cesc’ Fabregas has offered to buy the Belgravia home of girlfriend Daniella Semaan, after her ex-husband was ordered to sell the property by a divorce court.

The 25 year-old midfielder for FC Barcelona offered £5.4 million for the flat according to media

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Marilyn Stowe is the senior partner in Stowe Family Law, which has offices in Yorkshire, Cheshire and London. With more than 30 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. In 2012, Marilyn became one of the first solicitors to qualify as a family law arbitrator.

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