What To Know & Do Upon Separation

Some of the problems that commonly arise relating to finances upon separation include: Hiding of assets Bank accounts being drained Selling off property Bills not being paid (eg mortgages, loans, credit cards) Lack of access to financial resources; or Lack of knowledge about current financial position When it comes time to finalize how you are […]

What happened when a grown adult put himself up for adoption?

‘There is nothing better than the warmth of a happy, well-adjusted family’ (iStock) On a Sunday morning in January 2005, readers of the North Carolina newspaper The Charlotte Observer opened its classifieds section expecting to see the usual assortment of Dyson updates and sectional sofas. Instead, they were presented with an ad posted by 43-year-old […]

British unions lose legal challenge over $23 month pension reform bill

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Two British trade unions on Friday lost a legal challenge to changes to public sector pensions they argue allows the government to unlawfully pass the 19-billion-pound ($23 billion) cost of discriminatory pension reforms onto workers. The Fire Brigades Union and the British Medical Association argued Britain’s finance ministry was effectively […]