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The Hawai`i State Judiciary will present the free, “Divorce Law in Hawai`i” program from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 20 in the Supreme Court courtroom on the second floor of Ali`iolani Hale, 417 South King St. (behind the King Kamehameha statue).

Without the husband’s consent, a Jewish woman is forced to stay married. Jewish law states in order for a couple to get a divorce, the husband must hand the divorce papers, known as a “get,” over to his wife, leading to years of legal battles. This issue, among others pertaining to Jewish women, was discussed Monday night at Rutgers Hillel’s workshop, entitled “Women in Israel.

Living Will Is An Answer To A Problem
 by: Ivon T. Hughes

For many people, Terri Schiavo was the face of an emotional struggle over the right to live and the right to die. It sparked a heated global debate and inspired even the most apolitical citizens to take a stand.

Fukuoka, Japan — Salarymen — the black-suited corporate warriors who work long hours, spend long evenings drinking with cronies and stumble home late to long-suffering wives — have danger waiting for them as they near retirement.

As new divorce law goes into effect, hard-working men reach out to neglected wives to save marriages and pensions. » Blaine Harden

ROME, NOV. 25, 2007 ( Zenit.org ).- The increasing trend toward cohabitation as an alternative to marriage brings with it severe disadvantages for children.

Parental Alienation Syndrome was probably first identified and codified by Dr. Richard Gardner in his book of the same name. He first laid out his thesis in 1985 in an article, “Recent Trends in Divorce and Custody Litigation.” He expanded this into the book “Parental Alienation Syndrome,” and since then, PAS has been written about, studdied, debated, denied, and - of course - has had dozens of websites and forums dedicated to it.

According to a number of articles published in the Financial Times, the uncertain outcome due to divorce laws in the United Kingdom and laws favourable to the partner of a couple less wealthy than the other have pushed many couples and armies of lawyers drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements to try to resolve matters in case of a messy divorce 1 .

On lawyer’s advice, my (ex-)wife refuses to accept a get (yet the divorce is all her doing), and for over 10 years refuses me regular visits with our children. (The visits are irregular, essentially when she feels like it, on her lawyer’s advice.)

We do not have a divorce law, therefore, our courts cannot grant a divorce – even if the litigants before the courts are both foreigners. They have to go elsewhere if they want a divorce, even if they are both long-time residents of the Philippines.