During my childhood in the 1960’s and 1970’s, divorce was neither utterly taboo nor fully accepted. But when the neighbor’s Mom died of cancer, their Dad’s new wife was the first and only divorcee (the word practically vibrated, a scandalous whisper) I had ever met. Nobody blamed a widower for finding new love, though the jury never […]
More and more family law attorneys have reported a major shift in the way divorce courts allocate alimony and child support responsibilities, according to a new survey by the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers. Just under half the organization’s 1,600 members said women have been increasingly saddled with alimony payments, while 56 percent saw […]
You hear it nearly every day: There’s an epidemic of divorce, with one in two marriages failing. Except it’s not the complete picture: The divorce rate is actually falling in America, thanks to economic and behavioral changes. The big spike in divorce came in the postwar period, particularly the 1970s, a time when women entered the […]
Chris Harrison announced he was pulling the plug on his 18-year marriage to wife Gwen May 3, but don’t expect The Bachelor host to appear as the next man looking for love on ABC’s series. “Having just announced my divorce to the world…having two kids and trying to start a new life, I’m thinking I wouldn’t exactly be a great […]
WWE star John Cena has filed for divorce. Cena filed the docs in Florida, claiming his marriage to Liz Huberdeau is “irretrievably broken.” John and Liz were high school sweethearts but only married three years ago. They have no children. Now here’s the kicker — Liz has already hired high-powered Miami attorney Raymond Rafool, the same attorney who repped Linda […]
Reese Witherspoon’s parents are bracing for a legal battle over a situation that is vaguely reminiscent of Sweet Home Alabama, without the cutesy lighting on the beach moments. Apparently, Witherspoon’s father, John, and her mother, Betty, have been separated since 1996, but never divorced. Despite this, apparently John remarried in January leaving Betty, who never granted […]
John Cena has filed for divorce from his wife, which means the next couple months will likely be a rocky road on a personal level for the WWE’s biggest star. With that said, Cena takes his wrestling career more seriously than most and won’t allow it to affect his weekly performance. Lesley Abravanel of the Miami Herald reports Cena’s […]
You know how high-profile divorces after just 72 days of marriage go. You tend to lose things—like respect for your on-camera marital partner; credibility among your fan base and sponsors; and, if you’re Kris Humphries—short-lived husband of Kim Kardashian and long-standing Saturday Night Live muse—a Ferrari. According to TheNew York Post, the N.B.A. player is not complying with […]
WWE star John Cena filed for divorce from his wife of 3 years, Liz Cena. According to TMZ.com, John Cena cited the marriage to his high school sweetheart was irretrievably broken. Regardless of the prenuptial agreement the two signed in 2009, Liz Cena has hired prominent attorney Raymond Rafool, who also represented Linda Hogan in her […]
NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) – Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child support than ever before, according to U.S.lawyers. As women climb higher up the career ladder and outpace their exes in salary, when love goes wrong and marriages break up they are being compelled to […]
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