Tuesday 29 April 2014

Even celebrities shout at each other...

Paul Simon and his wife, Edie Brickell, have appeared in Court in Connecticut charged with disorderly conduct after what they are calling a 'family dispute'.

It seems that they both gave as good as they got, with the local police chief saying 'there was aggressiveness on both sides".

However, by the time it all got to Court, the couple were back holding hands, saying they didn't feel threatened by each other and seeing no need for the Court to make a protective order.

Each party suffered minor injuries and the incident was classed as one of domestic violence by the police.

Whilst the papers today have been making somewhat light of the situation, domestic violence is a serious issue - if you feel you are in any way in danger you really can get help.   If you don't know where to turn to, email me in the first instance.

Tuesday 15 April 2014

More sex please, we're from Maidenhead

Apparently Maidenhead (a town near Slough in Berkshire) is the nookie capital of Great Britain.  A report in The Telegraph recently puts this down to a lot of wealthy 'out at work' banking types and a lot of 'stay at home' wives with nothing better to do than visit the gym and have lunch with the girls.

Maidenhead has the highest number of millionaires outside of London, and property prices average an eye-watering £450,000.  This means that couples who do want to divorce probably won't be able to afford to live in the area if they sell the house, and neither can afford to buy the other out...

One of my colleagues grew up in Maidenhead and is now wondering what her life would be like if she hadn't moved to South Wales.

Wealthier but less happy, perhaps??


Tuesday 1 April 2014

We are uncoupled...

Yes, you've guessed right - it's our own dear Gwynnie and Chris Martin who have announced that they are going through a 'conscious uncoupling'.  This is obviously how the stars do it - the rest of us just 'split up' and 'get divorced'...

Whether they are actually going to 'get divorced' is of course a moot point - maybe they're just splitting up?  Or procrastinating?    Or are they aiming to do it 'differently' to the rest of us and, if so, how??

Whatever 'conscious uncoupling' actually means, we hope they manage to have a civilised, fair and pain-free divorce without causing distress to their two children.  It can be done.

I doubt if either of them needs legal advice but, hey, why not?  Give me a ring?  One of you?