Family Law Blog

Beyonce sung about “putting a ring on it” but what happens to the engagement ring when the wedding is called off? The issue of who keeps the ring can be a contentious one with perceptions about who is the rightful owner guided by convention, tradition, morality or that the former bride-to-be automatically keeps it!

Recent articles confirm that data disclosing the identities of the “anonymous” users of the website Ashley Madison (a website that facilitates and encourages partners being unfaithful to each other), has been leaked online. What people may be surprised (and disappointed) to learn, however, even if there is an influx of family law matters, and the release of the Ashley Madison data is the reason for it, the fact that a person has been using the website bears little, if any, relevance to family law matters.

In a joint statement, released Tuesday 4 August 2015, Kermit said “After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Miss Piggy made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship.” What happens when couples separate, and have a joint business or enterprise from which they both derive income?