Before any married couple can dissolve their marriage, there are several legal hurdles they must complete. First, they must prove that the marriage has broken down and cannot be saved. The five ...

Decree Nisi is the first stage of a divorce. At the time the Decree Nisi is pronounced, you are still married. Six weeks and one day after pronouncement of Decree Nisi, the petitioner (i.e. the person ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

CINCINNATI — After a court ruled the Cincinnati Police Department could no longer enforce its 1981 consent decree that required a certain percentage of new hires be Black or female officers, the city ...

Justice Evrol Mariette Peters says the three-month interval between a decree nisi and a decree absolute is ‘foundational’ to the structure of divorce proceedings in Malaysia. The High Court has ...