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Divorcing with dignity

DIVORCE will never be a pleasant process, but when you factor in the splitting of multimillion-dollar estates, fortunes and celebrity status, it can be ugly.

The vicious ongoing legal battle between Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills has spilt into London’s High Court and is expected to drag out until the end of the year.

After a string of allegations and counter-allegations, and both sides using the press to gain public ascendancy, one can only imagine the effects this will have on their three-year-old daughter Beatrice.

Closer to home, tyre magnate Bob Jane is also embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his wife of 20 years, further intensified by intervention orders and the threat of criminal charges.

Most Australians, however, are not interested in expensive, drawn-out legal battles that leave families broken and often broke.

As nearly one in three marriages in Australia now ends in divorce, and de facto relationships face an even bleaker termination rate, people are increasingly looking towards more dignified ways of dealing with family breakdowns and divorce settlements.

More : news.com.au

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