276 September 2017 - Gryffe Advertizer

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Clair and the Waverley by Gryffe Camera Club
St Vincent’s Hospice bowled
over by Fundraiser
On Sunday 9th July John G. Fleming Bowling Club
in Houston hosted their Annual Charity Day and Ladies Bowls Competition. 64
ladies took part in the fantastic competition and an incredible sum of £890 was
raised for St Vincent’s Hospice.
The fundraising didn’t end there. A second fundraising event took place on July
22nd - a club cabaret evening which managed to raise a further £425 bringing
the grand total to the magnificent sum of £1,315.
John and Isabel Gilchrist said:
“We would like to say a huge thank
you to all the members of John G.
Fleming Bowling Club in Houston,
to all the Ladies from across
Renfrewshire who participated in
the Bowls Competition, to all the
local people and local businesses
who donated raffle prizes, home
baking and to everyone who dug
deep into their pockets and bought
raffle tickets and home baking.
Now we look forward to 2018 and doing our best to beat this year’s figure!”
Laura McDade, Fundraiser from St Vincent’s Hospice said: “Everyone at St
Vincent’s Hospice would like to say a huge thank you to John and Isabel Gilchrist
from J. G. Fleming Bowling Club. We understand the amount of time and effort
that it takes to put on an event of this kind and we truly appreciate all your hard
work. Thank you to everyone who supported the day and in turn, St Vincent’s
Hospice.”
If you are interested in fundraising for St Vincent’s Hospice please contact the
fundraising team on 01505 705635 or email info@svh.co.uk
Legal Blog
by Isabella McKerrow, Affinity Family Law
Division of Matrimonial
Property on Divorce
Divorce is the process by which a legally subsisting marriage is terminated by
the court. In Scotland, financial claims must be made prior to decree of divorce
being granted. Decree of divorce terminates the right to make a financial
claim.
Financial claims on divorce are governed by the Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985.
Matrimonial property is classed as “all property belonging to the parties at the
date of separation acquired by either of them during the marriage. Property
acquired by gift or succession from a third party is excluded. Consequently gifts
between spouses are matrimonial property. Any property belonging to parties
prior to the marriage remains their own property and is not taken in to account.
The exception is where a party buys a house prior to the marriage with a view to
using it as a matrimonial home.
Where a party sells property acquired before the marriage and uses the
funds towards purchasing property during the marriage, whether taken in sole
or joint names, that property becomes matrimonial property and is taken into
account.
The starting point for division of the net matrimonial assets is that matrimonial
Handbags for Meru
Award winning Scottish handbag designer Mairi
Clayton of Pell Mell Leather Goods, a member of
Soroptimist International of Paisley, has designed and produced a limited
number of handbags using the Soroptimist tartan. These unique bags are not
available to buy, but are being raffled in partnership with other Soroptimist
clubs to raise funds for the Meru Women’s Garden Project 2016 – 2019 in
Kenya.
Situated in a largely rural area with HIV/AIDs prevalent in the region, the
project will support some of the poorest women-led households in Kenya. It
is entirely focused on providing opportunities to women and girls who may
never otherwise be given the chance to earn an income, and gives them
status within their community.
Improved food production and education will support women and girls to
transform their lives and those of others through a process of cascade
learning and mentoring thereby reducing poverty, improving health and
increasing employment.
Using an established model, the project will
provide seeds, agricultural equipment and
relevant technical advice. The women will be
trained and mentored throughout and have
access to formal and informal agricultural
learning opportunities.
Soroptimists across the Federation of Great
Britain and Ireland have raised £68,124 to
date for the project.
property should be shared fairly between the parties. Fair sharing does not
necessarily mean equal sharing. It may mean unequal sharing if there are
special circumstances justifying this. A source of funds argument is one
example, i.e. A party owned a house prior to marriage and sold it and used the
proceeds to purchase property either in their sole or joint names during the
marriage. That party could argue for an unequal share in their favour to take
account of this.
Financial claims on divorce can be complicated and you should seek advice
from a specialist family lawyer, preferably one accredited by the Law society of
Scotland as a “specialist.”
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