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Delhi Court grants Shikhar Dhawan divorce on grounds of cruelty by wife

NEW DELHI: The Family Court of Delhi has granted a divorce to Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, with the judgement citing cruelty as the primary reason. The court's verdict comes after an 11-year marriage and follows an agreement between the parties that they had not been living as husband and wife…

The Times of India · Oct 5, 2023

Wife calling husband ‘dark-skinned’ amounts to cruelty, says Karnataka HC granting divorce to couple

Karnataka HC grants divorce to man after wife insulted him for being 'dark-skinned', noting it constitutes cruelty. Evidence shows wife moved away from husband without cause and made false allegations of illicit relationships. HC said calling him dark amounted to cruelty and set aside family court order.

The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023

How parents exploited Covid lockdown to hide sadistic torture of 10-month-old baby

Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden launched a ‘savage’ tirade of abuse against their 10-month-old son, Laura Sharman reports

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Children’s service says there was ‘nothing to suggest’ parents would murder son

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service said Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden had managed to ‘deceive everyone’.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Allegations of cruelty couldn’t have been brushed summarily by family court: Bombay HC

MUMBAI: Family Court could not have done "guess work" and could not have come to the conclusion that an estranged couple’s marriage was "dissolved in their mind and heart" while passing a divorce decree, said the Bombay high court setting aside a divorce granted by the Mumbai family court last…

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2023

West Virginia Family Court Judge with History of Arranging Warrantless Searches Resigns

We may have finally discovered a limit to judicial immunity.

Reason · Feb 6, 2023

Family law reforms would overturn Howard-era rules in bid to reduce conflict

The government hopes the change will make the family law less confrontational and less apt to be used as a means for harassment.

The New Daily · Jan 30, 2023

Sydney's Campbelltown Court in desperate need of NSW government commitment to upgrade

Campbelltown Court, about 50 kilometres from Sydney, is the legal hub for the Macarthur region, one of the fastest growing areas in Australia — the local mayor says its citizens don't have access to justice.

ABC News · Jan 28, 2023

"Father Has Held Himself Out as 'the Father,' … But Father Has Also Referred to Himself as 'the Mother'"

Of course, as usual, the resolution of this questions turns on a question of procedure.

Reason · Jan 7, 2023

First Nations mother appeals to the federal government for help in Hague convention custody dispute

A First Nations mother is appealing to the federal government to intervene in an international custody dispute that has separated her from her two-year-old daughter.

ABC News · Dec 29, 2022