Divorce in old age: What are the legal challenges of getting divorced in the ‘golden years’?

The wear and tear of raising children, unmet personal challenges, the end of love, routine, increasing life expectancy or the progressive destruction of the myth of romantic love are just some of the factors that lead to a new trend in terms of divorce and separation: divorce in old age or ‘golden years’. This type

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Is joint custody possible in case of mental illness?

The shared custody has become the preferred solution by the Supreme Court in case of divorce or separation with children, over single-parent custody. Even so, many judges still opt for single-parent custody, which should be established when it is the most beneficial option for the child, always putting the best interests of the child first.

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Divorce case: attribution of the family home to the mother even though it is the father’s private property

The sentence we are discussing in this post has become the focus of debate for attributing, in a divorce case, the use of the family home to the mother until the children of the couple are emancipated, and this despite the fact that it is a private home of the father, i.e., of his exclusive

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Can custody be lost for leaving the child in the care of the grandparents?

Divorce, separation and child custody are issues that we deal with at Crespo Law quite frequently. That is why in this post we analyze a recent judgment that has caught our attention because it is a common case: Can a parent lose custody of his or her child because the child spends most of the

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The Constitutional Court considers it null and void to set food at 10% without giving reasons for the decision.

In this post we are going to comment on a recent judgment issued by the Constitutional Court, in which it declares the nullity of the setting of alimony at 10% of the father’s income in a generic way without motivating why this percentage satisfies the best interests of the child.

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