Avril Lavigne Divorces Husband

Well there’s a real risk that my online divorce blog is turning into a celebrity divorce blog at the moment, but across the water, punk / pop star Avril Lavigne has just filed for divorce from her husband Deryck Whibley. The couple had been married for three years and had seemed to be the picture of happiness up until this news broke.

It seems the split pretty amicable though, with Lavigne being quoted as saying :” I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. I am grateful for our time together and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship.”

The pair had dated for 2 years before getting married, and are citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

Its widely known that Whibley works as a producer on her music, just recently completing her forthcoming Album – makes me wonder whether working with your partner is such a good idea.

Anyway, tomorrow I’ll be steering away from the celebrity divorce genre and will be looking at how a divorce can be a win win situation for both parties.

I Need A Quick Divorce

Working on the phones in the online divorce office, one of the most common things you’ll hear is a customer telling us they ” need a quick divorce ” or ” what’s the quickest divorce I can get?”. If I was a salesperson by nature, I would reply with the stock answer – You’ve come to the right place! Unfortunately I am a little more ethical than that, and my legal nature would prevent me from making any such bold claim.

So what do I advise in this situation? Well, the first thing we always do is collate the facts – whats most important is ascertaining whether the circumstances surrounding the divorce are a match for the services we offer. If they are, then great, we can go on to let you know how quick we can get the divorce processed and through – if they are lucky they could qualify for a DIY divorce which only costs £68 and takes 100 days to complete.

Obviously this is not always the case though – in these situations we still give advice on who the customer should go and see, what sort of price they can expect to pay and what the process for them should be like. Although we don’t make a penny from this, I still see it as good customer service, and thats what we pride ourselves on.

” Marriage is hard-Divorce is much harder! ” According to Jon and Kate Gosselin

I don’t know how many of you would have seen the tv series Jon and Kate Plus 8?  Its shown on one of the lesser known channels on satellite and features a couple, Jon and Kate Gosselin, and their 8 children. Its quite a heart warming reality TV show as you see the day to day struggles and joys of a modern family with 8 children – that is until Jon and Kate split up, and believe me when I say I don’t think even our DIY divorce expertise would help this couple!!

The couple are now going through a divorce which looks to be kind of messy. The opening shots have come from Kates lawyers asking Jon to return £180,000 worth of marital funds, plus contesting an arbitration issue of $55,000 claimed to have been used for household expenses – Jon says the sum never existed.

If you have been following this in the media, then you’ll know there is a fairly big issue surrounding the fact that Jon may have allegedly cheated on Kate.

The reason I’m highlighting this divorce is to give a contrast against my earlier post about Adrian Chiles Divorce. Jon and Kates divorce is a great example of one that shouldn’t and couldn’t be done online. These guys need a qualified solicitor, as there is so much at stake, and the divorce from what we can tell is far – far – from amicable.

Adrian Chiles Gets A “Quicky” Divorce

Presenter and star of BBC 1’s the One Show, Adrian Chiles, has been given a divorce from his wife of 11 years, Jane Garvey. The reason cited for the divorce was “unreasonable behaviour” on Chiles part. Allegedly, his commitment to work and lack of ability to turn work down, resulting in long periods away led to the marriage breaking down.

The couple seem to have agreed to the divorce amicably, sharing the cost of the proceedings.

Whilst, believe it or not, I don’t like to see anyone go through a divorce, this particular one caught my eye and highlights the benefit of an online divorce service like ours. The fact that Chiles was cited as having unreasonable behaviour is not a problem – he has accepted this, so the divorce is still seen as being amicable and uncontested.

The couple will in all likelyhood now go to a solicitor, and pay in excess of £1000. By using an online divorce service, they could get away with paying just £68!!

Unfortunately I don’t know Adrian well enough to call him and suggest this – maybe i’ll text the One Show!!!

Getting Divorced? Go on a Honeymoon!!!

Online divorce read an interesting article yesterday about a state in Malaysia that has come up with a novel idea to save its plummeting marriage rate!

Any couple that is having difficulties and are considering getting a divorce have the opportunity to go on a 2nd honeymoon to try and reconcile their differences! There are numerous criteria involved, and the couple have to undergo a fairly stringent interview process to make sure that they are not just “acting” in order to gain the Honeymoon, but if successful, they get the equivalent of a £400 honeymoon to enjoy.

It did get me wondering if actually there was some ground in this. After all, I wonder how many marriages break up because the couple involved are simply under too much pressure and stress, which can cause a breakdown in communication which then causes the breakup? Maybe a short break away would do the world of good.

Unfortunately in the UK we get stuck with marriage counselling – i’m off to find flights to Malaysia!

Online Divorce Blog – Hello

I must admit, when we launched Online Divorce we looked at everything we utilise on a website to make the service as efficient and friendly as possible. One thing that the technical guys kept telling me was ” You must have a blog – You MUST have a blog – YOU MUST HAVE A BLOG!! ” – I got the hint after a while.

But I couldn’t understand where a blog fitted into the everyday business of helping people through the throngs of getting divorced. After all, we are in essence like a shop – you select the divorce you want, we help you process it as quickly as possibly, and we save you over a £1000 in the process – erm, what else could you want us for?

But then I started looking round at other peoples websites and especially at their blogs, and a few idea’s started to round in my head about what I could use this section of the site for – and now here it is.

So check back here often for my own updates on the world of divorce, online divorce, and DIY divorce, as well as anything else I think is relevant and interesting for couples going through the unfortunate advent of getting divorced.

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