There has been a slowdown in the rate of increase of cohabiting couples, and Ireland still has one of the highest birth rates in Europe THE TRADITIONAL Irish family remains remarkably stable, with the numbers getting married on the rise…
Couples can dismantle their relationships in a civilised manner by adopting a ‘positive plan’ for separation, writes SHEILA WAYMAN ‘BREAKING UP is hard to do. . .” We can all sing along with feeling to the Neil Sedaka song. Separation…
LEGAL OPINION:RECENTLY ENACTED cohabitation laws have important legal and financial implications for cohabiting couples. Given that the 2006 census enumerated 121,800 couples living together outside of marriage, the new laws potentially affect a significant number of families. They offer particular…
COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL JUDGMENT:DPP -v- Moustafa Iasmaeil
High Court judgment Neutral Citation IEHC 519 HIGH COURT Judgment was delivered on April 15th, 2011, by Mr Justice John MacMenamin JUDGMENT An application for the relocation of children from Ireland to Spain with their mother, who was separated from…
The recession is well and truly upon us and its effect is being felt in every aspect of life in Ireland. Its impact is also being felt in a very significant way in the family law courts where the dramatic…
Separation and Divorce are traumatic life events and an extremely stressful time for those going through a relationship breakdown, especially when children are involved. Although obviously everybody’s circumstances are unique, set out below are some helpful tips for people who…
THE SON of divorced parents who had refused to return to England to live with his mother following a holiday with his father in Ireland may remain here, the High Court has ruled. The mother of the boy (13) had…
Sir, – I agree with John Waters (Opinion, January 6th) when he says that “unmarried Irish fathers remain deeply ignorant of their legal situation”. Treoir works to inform unmarried parents of their legal rights. Given the increasing number of unmarried…
DESPITE ONE-THIRD of births occurring in non-marital relationships, unmarried Irish fathers remain deeply ignorant of their legal situation. Under Irish law, such fathers have no automatic right to the day-to-day care of their children (“custody”) or to a say in…