Archive for August, 2010
Aug
2010
Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash files for divorce
August 31st, 2010 at 05:26 pm by Mike in DivorceSlash, the former lead guitarist for rock band Guns N’ Roses, is reportedly going through the process of divorcing his wife of nearly nine years, Perla Ferrar.
As reported by the Daily Mail today, Slash (real name Saul Hudson) has filed divorce papers in L.A County Superior Court citing ‘’irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the separation. The couple have two young sons together – Emilio, 8 and Cash Anthony, 6 – and Slash is said to be seeking joint custody of the two boys in the divorce agreement.
This will be the legendary guitarist’s second divorce, after he separated from first wife Renne Suran back in 1997 after five years of marriage.
Aug
2010
Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods officially divorced
August 27th, 2010 at 05:32 pm by Mike in DivorceIt’s official: golfing superstar and cheating husband Tiger Woods is officially divorced from his Swedish wife Elin Nordegren. The couple flew out to a Panama City court to sign the last official papers. Joint statement released by the pair simply states:
“We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future,”
Even though she may be entitled to up to half of Woods’ £450 million fortune, Nordegren is reported to have received around £100million as part of a divorce settlement. Speaking to People magazine in what she says is her one and only interview, Nordegren has said:
“I have been through the stages of disbelief and shock, to anger and ultimately grief over the loss of the family I so badly wanted for my children,”
Aug
2010
Court of Appeal ruling to transform ‘big money’ divorce cases
August 5th, 2010 at 05:23 pm by Mike in Divorce, Divorce LawyersFollowing a husband-friendly ruling by the Court of Appeal that soon-to-be ex-wives will no longer be able to use secretly obtained financial records to prove that their estranged husbands are hiding assets, the whole nature of ‘big money’ divorce cases is set to be transformed.
The court’s decision may mean that wealthy husbands will be free to hide assets which would normally be included in divorce settlements, so that their wives will need to fight harder to lay claim to any of it.
It is hoped that this ruling will transform the UK’s reputation for allowing women to see divorce as a profitable deal rather than legal proceedings designed to split assets fairly.
It’s a controversial issue though, what do you think? Please feel free to leave your thoughts.