Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony.

Jan 24, 2019 | 0 comments

One of the most controversial areas of family law is the issue of whether or not post-separation/divorce an ex-spouse who had been dependent or semi dependent should continue to be financially supported and if so to what extent, for a number of years or indefinitely,...

Holidays Wishes

Dec 18, 2018 | 0 comments

Anne O’Neill Solicitors would like to wish to all clients, colleague and professionals a happy, peaceful and jolly holidays. Happy Christmas everyone   

Conflict and Children

Dec 18, 2018 | 0 comments

An article appeared in the Irish Examiner recently (29th November 2018) in the section entitled Life/Style, by Richard Hogan who is a practising psychotherapist, in which he wrote “recent research illuminates that separation doesn’t generally impact the child...

3rd Divorce Phase – Co-Parenting

Sep 25, 2018 | 0 comments

One of the key aims of Alternative Dispute Resolution which I have touched on in the two previous phases is successful co-parenting.  Co-parenting is what happens post separation or post-divorce when parenting has to be organised between two separate homes and...

Second Phase of Divorce – Legal

Sep 25, 2018 | 0 comments

Law tends to be fairly cut and dried and generally speaking, does not mix well with emotion.  People can get emotional about the law and its significance and more particularly about decisions of the courts but the law itself is dry.   The majority of people consult...

THE SIX STAGES OF DIVORCE: Stage 1

Sep 25, 2018 | 0 comments

Divorce is not a quick process even when you live in parts of the world where the paper divorce, i.e., divorce order, is obtained quickly.   Divorce/Separation is a long drawn out, complicated, process involving every member of a family, the immediate and extended, in...