Chapman University have recently undertaken the largest study to date on the matter of infidelity and the results have concluded that men and women are very different when it comes to feelings of jealousy and their responses to sexual vs emotional infidelity.
The poll reviewed just under 64,000 Americans and found that heterosexual men were more likely than heterosexual women to be most upset by sexual infidelity (54 percent of men vs. 35 percent of women) and less likely than heterosexual women to be most upset by emotional infidelity (46 percent of men vs. 65 percent of women). The study also determined that both bisexual and homosexual men and women did not significantly differ in their responses to infidelity.
The university states “Participants imagined what would upset them more: their partners having sex with someone else (but not falling in love with them) or their partners falling in love with someone else (but not having sex with them).”
David Frederick, Ph.D, the lead author of the study outlined that “heterosexual men really stand out from all other groups: they were the only ones who were much more likely to be most upset by sexual infidelity rather than emotional infidelity” which was “consistent with the evolutionary perspective”.
The issue of sexual and emotional infidelity can cause harm to both men and women. Dr. Frederick states “The responses of men and women to the threat of infidelity range from intense pangs of jealousy to elaborate displays of attention to woo their partner back. Jealousy can also trigger harmful and violent behavior…”
Chapman University outline that from an evolutionary perspective, men face the problem of paternal uncertainty as, in the absence of paternity testing, they will never know if their child is genetically related to them and there is always the chance that the child could have been fathered by another man. Women who bear children will never face maternal uncertainty and therefore men may exhibit a heightened response to sexual jealously compared to women.
However the university also stated that “whilst women do not face maternal uncertainty they risk the potential loss of resources and commitment from partners if they channel their investment to another mate.”
Consistent with evolutionary perspective, one’s reaction to sexual versus emotional infidelity is likely shaped by environmental and personal factors, however, this gender difference emerged across the age groups.
In England and Wales “adultery” is the act of sexual intercourse between a man and a women where at least one of the two are married. Adultery can be used as one of the five facts to prove the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage, which is required to obtain a Divorce in this Jursidiction.
The authors of the study were Dr. David Frederick of Chapman University and Melissa Fales, Ph.D. candidate of UCLA with the paper appearing in the journal, Archives of Sexual Behavior.
http://blogs.chapman.edu/press-room/2015/01/05/chapman-university-publishes-research-on-jealousy-impact-of-sexual-vs-emotional-infidelity/
If you are facing difficulties in relation to marriage and / or your spouse’s infidelity, please do not hesitate to contact Lydia Jackson at our Marlborough office on 01672 518620 or click here for email to set up a free initial consultation.
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Thursday, 18 December 2014
ABD helps Age UK Wiltshire “Spread The Warmth Campaign 2014”
Age UK Wiltshire was most grateful to receive a cheque from Awdry Bailey & Douglas Solicitors today.....
ABD partner and Head of Family Law Dept Alex David handed over a cheque to Mike Weston who is Chair of Trustees at Age UK Wiltshire for the sum of £643.75. The money was raised by ABD through a sponsorship team building event which took place earlier on in the year.
Mike Weston said; “We at Age UK Wiltshire are most grateful to ABD for supporting our charity. The money raised will go towards our “Spread The Warmth Campaign” which is one of the most important campaigns we run each year during the winter months. The money raised will assist this campaign greatly. During winter 1 older person dies every 7 minutes from the cold weather”.
Alexander David, Partner at ABD and Head of the Family Law Department said;
“Everyone at ABD are proud to be associated with Age UK Wiltshire which is an invaluable charity, assisting hundreds of elderly people at their time of need. We are pleased that the funds raised will assist with the Spread the Warmth Campaign which assists elderly people to stay fit and well and warm during the winter months”.
Age UK Wiltshire an independent charity working for the older people of Wiltshire.
For more information on SPREAD THE WARMTH go to www.ageuk.org.uk/wiltshire
ABD partner and Head of Family Law Dept Alex David handed over a cheque to Mike Weston who is Chair of Trustees at Age UK Wiltshire for the sum of £643.75. The money was raised by ABD through a sponsorship team building event which took place earlier on in the year.
Mike Weston said; “We at Age UK Wiltshire are most grateful to ABD for supporting our charity. The money raised will go towards our “Spread The Warmth Campaign” which is one of the most important campaigns we run each year during the winter months. The money raised will assist this campaign greatly. During winter 1 older person dies every 7 minutes from the cold weather”.
Alexander David, Partner at ABD and Head of the Family Law Department said;
“Everyone at ABD are proud to be associated with Age UK Wiltshire which is an invaluable charity, assisting hundreds of elderly people at their time of need. We are pleased that the funds raised will assist with the Spread the Warmth Campaign which assists elderly people to stay fit and well and warm during the winter months”.
Age UK Wiltshire an independent charity working for the older people of Wiltshire.
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| Left to right; Mike Weston and Alexander David outside Age UK Wiltshire Offices, Devizes |
Monday, 8 December 2014
AWDRY BAILEY & DOUGLAS “DRESS DOWN” DAY SUPPORTS DEVIZES FOODBANK AND THE TRUSSELL TRUST!
On Friday 28th November 2014 staff at Awdry Bailey & Douglas held a “dress down” day to raise food for local charity Devizes Foodbank.
Food collected from the firms Chippenham, Marlborough, Devizes and Royal Wootton Bassett offices included; tinned fruit, UHT milk, biscuits, tea, coffee, tinned meat, sugar and much more!
With less than a month to go until Christmas some staff even wore their festive jumpers for this important and worthy cause. Over 100kg of food was donated!
The Devizes Foodbank is part of a network run by The Trussell Trust who manage community projects in partnership with local churches and organisations helping to support those in need by bringing foodbanks to communities across the UK. There are now over 380 foodbanks in the network.
To find out more about your local foodbank and to get involved visit The Trussell Trust.
For a shopping list of foods that can be donated click here.
Food collected from the firms Chippenham, Marlborough, Devizes and Royal Wootton Bassett offices included; tinned fruit, UHT milk, biscuits, tea, coffee, tinned meat, sugar and much more!
With less than a month to go until Christmas some staff even wore their festive jumpers for this important and worthy cause. Over 100kg of food was donated!
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| Over 100kg of food was donated! It’s the taking part that counts! |
To find out more about your local foodbank and to get involved visit The Trussell Trust.
For a shopping list of foods that can be donated click here.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
ABD TEAM FLYING HIGH AT BARBURY CASTLE!
Congratulations to ABD team; Roger Chadwick (partner), Tim Hotchkiss (solicitor) & James Trescothick-Martin (solicitor) for beating off the other teams to win the “Brewin Dolphin, inter solicitor clay pigeon challenge” which took place at Barbury Castle Shooting School on 14 November 2014.
In a closely fought completion ABD team came top missing only 3 Clay’s out of 60, nearest rivals Wilsons Solicitors missing 6 Clay’s to give ABD the magnanimous win.
Roger Chadwick came second in the individual competition narrowly missing out on the top position by 1 clay.
It is the first time that ABD have won the annual event hosted by Brewin Dolphin.
In a closely fought completion ABD team came top missing only 3 Clay’s out of 60, nearest rivals Wilsons Solicitors missing 6 Clay’s to give ABD the magnanimous win.
Roger Chadwick came second in the individual competition narrowly missing out on the top position by 1 clay.
It is the first time that ABD have won the annual event hosted by Brewin Dolphin.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
AWDRY BAILEY & DOUGLAS WERE PROUD TO PRESENT...
BAG4SPORT “2014 STARS OF TOMORROW” AWARDS
Bag4Sport Foundation was set up to assist young up-and-coming talented athletes who find it difficult to raise finance in order to promote themselves. This charity also assists established athletes suffering financially following government cuts as well as disadvantaged children who would like to take part in sport and improve their social skills.
“They will rise highest who strive for the highest place”
The competition was promoted this year by the Gazette and Herald and also the Wiltshire Times who looked for 5 local young sports stars of tomorrow.
The 5 young local talented athletics chosen received their awards gathered with their families on Thursday 30 October 2014 in The Bear Hotel, Devizes – this was an exciting moment...
The evening started off with an introduction and welcome from Founder and Chairman of Bag4Sport Foundation Andrew Trusler, followed by the awards ceremony.
ABD Partner Andrew Douglas, local contemporary artist Joanna May and Jason Caulfield-Ware were part of the judging panel who handed out the awards.
ABD Partner Andrew Douglas, local contemporary artist Joanna May and Jason Caulfield-Ware who were part of the judging panel handed out the awards.
This was followed by gold medallist and Bag4Sport patron Tessa Sanderson congratulating the winners and runners up by Skype.
Winners and runners up were as follows;
Devizes Winner:
Yasmin Kaashoek - Devizes Volleyball Club
Devizes Runner Up:
Adam Bolwell - Devizes Budo Club
Marlborough Joint Winners:
Alicia Boyer - Oxford Figure Skating Club
Nikko Hunt - Pole Vaulting
North Wilts Winner:
Lauren Booth - Cycling
North Wilts Runner Up:
Jamie Phillips - BMX
North Wilts Runner Up:
Peter Kibble - Road Cycling
Nominated by Wiltshire Times Readers:
Winners:
Jade Pocock - Archery
Ria Oliver - Trampolining and Double Mini Trampolining
Runners up:
Ben Garrod - Hockey
Caitlin Wosika - Team Bath
Bag4Sport Foundation was set up to assist young up-and-coming talented athletes who find it difficult to raise finance in order to promote themselves. This charity also assists established athletes suffering financially following government cuts as well as disadvantaged children who would like to take part in sport and improve their social skills.
“They will rise highest who strive for the highest place”
The competition was promoted this year by the Gazette and Herald and also the Wiltshire Times who looked for 5 local young sports stars of tomorrow.
The 5 young local talented athletics chosen received their awards gathered with their families on Thursday 30 October 2014 in The Bear Hotel, Devizes – this was an exciting moment...
The evening started off with an introduction and welcome from Founder and Chairman of Bag4Sport Foundation Andrew Trusler, followed by the awards ceremony.
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| Andrew Trusler who is Founder and Chairman of Bag4Sport welcoming everyone to the event |
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| Andrew Douglas congratulates and handing certificates to Winner Nikko Hunt- Pole Vaulting and runner up Caitlin Wosika - Team Bath. |
Winners and runners up were as follows;
Devizes Winner:
Yasmin Kaashoek - Devizes Volleyball Club
Devizes Runner Up:
Adam Bolwell - Devizes Budo Club
Marlborough Joint Winners:
Alicia Boyer - Oxford Figure Skating Club
Nikko Hunt - Pole Vaulting
North Wilts Winner:
Lauren Booth - Cycling
North Wilts Runner Up:
Jamie Phillips - BMX
North Wilts Runner Up:
Peter Kibble - Road Cycling
Nominated by Wiltshire Times Readers:
Winners:
Jade Pocock - Archery
Ria Oliver - Trampolining and Double Mini Trampolining
Runners up:
Ben Garrod - Hockey
Caitlin Wosika - Team Bath
Thursday, 16 October 2014
SPLITZ SUPPORT SERVICE CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY...
Awdry Bailey and Douglas Solicitor Cindy Ervine, congratulates Splitz Support Service of which she is a trustee on its 25th anniversary.
Splitz is a charity based in Wiltshire providing support to families, individuals, and children/young people who have experienced difficulty, where that difficulty is related to separation, divorce or domestic abuse and their associated issues.
The charity was founded in 1989 as a project providing services in West Wiltshire and around the Devizes and Chippenham areas. In 1993 the project was registered as a charity called the Single Parent Family Association. In 1997 the charity changed its name to Splitz Parenting Alone Support Service. The name was shortened to Splitz Support Service in 2005 in recognition of the support Splitz provides to people with a much wider range of issues.
Cindy who is a family solicitor based at Awdry Bailey & Douglas Devizes office often refers clients to the charity to ensure they can receive additional support during an often difficult time.
Splitz provides a range of services to male and female victims of domestic abuse, children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse and male perpetrators of domestic abuse. We also provide a mentoring/befriending service to people who are parenting alone and floating support services to people with housing related issues.
For more information about Splitz please either contact Cindy or go to www.splitz.org
Splitz is a charity based in Wiltshire providing support to families, individuals, and children/young people who have experienced difficulty, where that difficulty is related to separation, divorce or domestic abuse and their associated issues.
The charity was founded in 1989 as a project providing services in West Wiltshire and around the Devizes and Chippenham areas. In 1993 the project was registered as a charity called the Single Parent Family Association. In 1997 the charity changed its name to Splitz Parenting Alone Support Service. The name was shortened to Splitz Support Service in 2005 in recognition of the support Splitz provides to people with a much wider range of issues.
Cindy who is a family solicitor based at Awdry Bailey & Douglas Devizes office often refers clients to the charity to ensure they can receive additional support during an often difficult time.
Splitz provides a range of services to male and female victims of domestic abuse, children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse and male perpetrators of domestic abuse. We also provide a mentoring/befriending service to people who are parenting alone and floating support services to people with housing related issues.
For more information about Splitz please either contact Cindy or go to www.splitz.org
Thursday, 2 October 2014
NHS Care Funding: It’s not just about eligibility, it’s about getting the process right.
(R (On the application of Neal Dennison Administrator of the Late Lily Dennison) v Bradford District Clinical Commissioning Group [2014] EWHC 2552(Admin))
In a recent Court hearing the Administrative Court confirmed that when it comes to NHS Continuing Healthcare it is essential that Clinical Commissioning Groups or CCGs (the bodies which have taken over from NHS Trusts) must ensure that handling of a retrospective request for eligibility are carried out correctly in accordance with the published process.
The partially successful Judicial Review above was brought by the son of Lily Dennison who had been resident in a nursing home between January 2006 and her death in October 2008. She was in receipt of assistance in relation to nursing costs from May 2007 but otherwise had to pay all of her own residential costs. Unfortunately the Primary Care Trust, as they were then, did not assess Mrs Dennison as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
This is significant as the latter covers all care funding and is not means tested in any way.
Mrs Dennison was assessed in both May and September 2007 and then again in March 2008. In 2012 the late Mrs Dennison’s son then asked her eligibility to be reviewed retrospectively. The Trust refused to carry out the assessments in full.
In accordance with NHS document, “NHS Continuing Healthcare Review Process”, Trusts were made aware that the closing date for any applications for retrospective review did not apply to those decisions that had already been made, i.e. a review of a decision rather than an assessment for a previously un-assessed period of care.
In the proceedings Mr Dennison claimed that the assessments of his mother were not clinically sound, the correct process had not been followed and that the NHS Trust’s refusal to review the assessments was both irrational and unreasonable in light of certain provisions of the new Healthcare Review Process issued by the NHS.
It was accepted by the Judge in this matter that the May 2007 assessment was not correct. The assessor had failed to explain certain areas of care required or the appropriate level of funding. They had also failed to complete the Continuing Healthcare Checklist fully. Parts of the checklist responses also conflicted with comments in the Nursing Needs Assessment Tool. The Judge therefore had no difficulty in finding that the assessment was both irrational and unreasonable in line with the application of Mr Dennison.
He also found that the Trust had broken their own local policy in relation to the assessment of May 2007.
The Judge, however, did find that the March 2008 assessment of Mrs Dennison had been carried out appropriately and found that the decision not to assess Mrs Dennison’s eligibility after this date was correct.
This decision gives hope to those who are trying to convince CCGs that Trusts simply ignored much of the guidance of the NHS and, indeed, in some cases continue to do so. Unfortunately it does not address the continuing problem of retrospective requests being subject to considerable delay, sometimes a matter of years, in deciding on eligibility.
The abdcare Team at Awdry Bailey & Douglas have considerable experience in providing advice over these issues. We also make claims on behalf of those who believe their eligibility was wrongly assessed or where an assessment should have been carried out but the NHS failed to do so.
Solicitor, James Trescothick-Martin, a member of the abdcare Team said of the matter, “this clearly shows that some Trusts do not always follow their own or national guidance put in place by the Department of Health and NHS England. Although it does not address the ongoing problem of the time taken to carry out retrospective reviews, this decision is a step in the right direction. Hopefully CCGs will follow the national framework with current claims. I hope they will also ensure that where there are procedural irregularities with retrospective reviews, they find in favour of those patients and their families who were denied CHC funding.”
An initial free appointment
For a FREE appointment, and to find out answers to the questions that need answering, please contact James at james.trescothick-martin@awdrys.co.uk or call on 0800 072 8636.
The team has offices In Marlborough, Royal Wootton Basset, Devizes & Chippenham. Alternatively visit our website www.abdcare.co.uk
In a recent Court hearing the Administrative Court confirmed that when it comes to NHS Continuing Healthcare it is essential that Clinical Commissioning Groups or CCGs (the bodies which have taken over from NHS Trusts) must ensure that handling of a retrospective request for eligibility are carried out correctly in accordance with the published process.
The partially successful Judicial Review above was brought by the son of Lily Dennison who had been resident in a nursing home between January 2006 and her death in October 2008. She was in receipt of assistance in relation to nursing costs from May 2007 but otherwise had to pay all of her own residential costs. Unfortunately the Primary Care Trust, as they were then, did not assess Mrs Dennison as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
This is significant as the latter covers all care funding and is not means tested in any way.
Mrs Dennison was assessed in both May and September 2007 and then again in March 2008. In 2012 the late Mrs Dennison’s son then asked her eligibility to be reviewed retrospectively. The Trust refused to carry out the assessments in full.
In accordance with NHS document, “NHS Continuing Healthcare Review Process”, Trusts were made aware that the closing date for any applications for retrospective review did not apply to those decisions that had already been made, i.e. a review of a decision rather than an assessment for a previously un-assessed period of care.
In the proceedings Mr Dennison claimed that the assessments of his mother were not clinically sound, the correct process had not been followed and that the NHS Trust’s refusal to review the assessments was both irrational and unreasonable in light of certain provisions of the new Healthcare Review Process issued by the NHS.
It was accepted by the Judge in this matter that the May 2007 assessment was not correct. The assessor had failed to explain certain areas of care required or the appropriate level of funding. They had also failed to complete the Continuing Healthcare Checklist fully. Parts of the checklist responses also conflicted with comments in the Nursing Needs Assessment Tool. The Judge therefore had no difficulty in finding that the assessment was both irrational and unreasonable in line with the application of Mr Dennison.
He also found that the Trust had broken their own local policy in relation to the assessment of May 2007.
The Judge, however, did find that the March 2008 assessment of Mrs Dennison had been carried out appropriately and found that the decision not to assess Mrs Dennison’s eligibility after this date was correct.
This decision gives hope to those who are trying to convince CCGs that Trusts simply ignored much of the guidance of the NHS and, indeed, in some cases continue to do so. Unfortunately it does not address the continuing problem of retrospective requests being subject to considerable delay, sometimes a matter of years, in deciding on eligibility.
The abdcare Team at Awdry Bailey & Douglas have considerable experience in providing advice over these issues. We also make claims on behalf of those who believe their eligibility was wrongly assessed or where an assessment should have been carried out but the NHS failed to do so.
Solicitor, James Trescothick-Martin, a member of the abdcare Team said of the matter, “this clearly shows that some Trusts do not always follow their own or national guidance put in place by the Department of Health and NHS England. Although it does not address the ongoing problem of the time taken to carry out retrospective reviews, this decision is a step in the right direction. Hopefully CCGs will follow the national framework with current claims. I hope they will also ensure that where there are procedural irregularities with retrospective reviews, they find in favour of those patients and their families who were denied CHC funding.”
An initial free appointment
For a FREE appointment, and to find out answers to the questions that need answering, please contact James at james.trescothick-martin@awdrys.co.uk or call on 0800 072 8636.
The team has offices In Marlborough, Royal Wootton Basset, Devizes & Chippenham. Alternatively visit our website www.abdcare.co.uk
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