Divorce

'Complete fiction': Zoho CEO Vembu denies wife's allegations in magazine

Article in Forbes magazine says he wife and their special needs son in the US

Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott files for divorce from science teacher

Amazon owner Jeff Bezos' former wife MacKenzie Scott has filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett, two years after they got married

Husband treating wife as 'cash cow' amounts to cruelty, says Karnataka HC

In its recent judgement, a division bench of Justices Alok Aradhe and J M Khazi held that husband treating wife as 'cash cow' amounts to cruelty

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce, joins Gates and Bezos in split

Brin's earlier marriage to 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki ended in divorce in 2015

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seeks divorce, joins Gates and Bezos in split

Brin filed a petition for dissolution of his marriage to Nicole Shanahan this month, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to court documents

A lump sum alimony can be a woman's best strategy, say analysts

Simply put, alimony is a monetary compensation granted to a spouse who is unable to support himself/herself.

In battle with ex-wife, Dubai ruler told to pay $730 million

The judge directed Mohammed to make a one-off payment of 251.5 million pounds within three months to Haya.

Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin faces $7-bn divorce claim in London

London's divorce courts have been a popular destination for high-value legal fights

IAS couple Athar Amir Khan and Tina Dabi get court's nod for divorce

Khan and Dabi are UPSC toppers of 2015

The making of BJP's social rules

From conservative to radical, the party's stand on marriage and population control has evolved in two distinct phases: One when it was in power, another when it was not

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao announce divorce, to co-parent their son Azad

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and producer Kiran Rao announced their separation on Saturday. The couple, who has been married for 15 years, share a son Azad Rao Khan together

Company that manages Bill Gates's fortune accused of culture of fear

Gates's reluctance to take decisive action at Cascade goes against the image he created of a philanthropist and champion of women's empowerment.

Superyacht is at the heart of talks to settle London's biggest divorce case

Luna is the largest and most expensive single asset held by companies linked to oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov.

Hotel chains to farmland: Gates divorce puts spotlight on vast fortune

The couple's net worth is estimated to be more than $124 billion, and includes assets as varied as real estate and rare artefacts.

Gates divorce talks started in 2019 on Jeffrey Epstein link: Report

The couple have said that they plan on remaining co-chairs and trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Breaking bad: The costliest divorces the world has seen until now

Bill and Melinda Gates have promised to donate most of their wealth to charity, but their divorce would be the largest splitting of assets

Violent footage shocks China, exposes the prevalence of domestic violence

A survey conducted by the All-China Women's Federation in 2011 showed that about one in four women had suffered physical or verbal abuse, or had their freedoms restricted by their partners

Gauhati HC grants divorce to man after woman refuses to wear sindoor, shaka

The Gauhati High Court observed that the woman's refusal to wear shaka (conch shell bangle) and sindoor (vermillion) amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage

In defence of divorce

Even today, a majority of Indian women cannot walk out of unhappy, incompatible or abusive marriages because they don't have the social and economic capital to do so

Till divorce do us part: How to manage your assets when you split

It isn't just the assets you should be concerned about when you part ways. Even liabilities such as car or home loans, and credit card outstandings must be dealt with