Imagine this scenario taking place today. A woman asks in divorce court that she be allowed to use her birth name. Her husband, who is suing for divorce, doesn’t mind. The judge says, “Uh-uh.” She not only has children with her husband, but she’s too old and she is solely responsible for the divorce, he […]
Hollywood may have come up with The Seven Year Itch, but the movie title does point to a potent force tearing many marriages apart. Just how potent can be seen in some eye-opening figures: People married for between five and nine years comprised the largest group of divorcing couples in the past two decades. Of […]
The title of this post is misleading: Divorce is difficult and painful for everyone involved, especially kids. I’ve never known anyone to have a “good” divorce, in that way you have a good meal or good sex — even when divorce was the right thing to do for everyone, including the kids. Divorce is horrible. […]
Women have long put up with unhappy marriages for any number of reasons, but they are increasingly voting with their feet, dumping unloved husbands and putting matrimonial misery behind them. A steadily growing number of unions that have lasted for decades have broken up in the past 20 years, as women become more emboldened to […]
Seattle Seahawks sack-machine Chris Clemons is now officially divorced from his wife — but TMZ has learned, it’ll cost him $500,000 … AND a Land Rover. Clemons’ wife Veranetta filed for divorce in 2010 on grounds of adultery — claiming Chris admitted to having casual sex with several women in 2009 … and would often disappear to Atlantic City at all hours […]
Today Your Legal Corner will address Trusts and Divorce. When planning an estate, one should consider the possibility their children may someday get divorced, and if a divorce would substantially change your overall estate plan. Having assets pass into a Testamentary Trust will increase the likelihood your assets will be used to “benefit” your intended […]
To comedy fans, Rachael Harris is arguably best known as Melissa, Ed Helms’ haranguing fiancee in 2009’s “The Hangover.” But in the recently released “Natural Selection,” the former “Daily Show” correspondent plays it serious as Linda, a Christian housewife with fertility problems who learns of her stroke-ridden husband’s estranged son — and treks out to find him. […]
Excellent post by “The Consumerist” When you live with someone and share financial obligations, the end of the relationship hits your wallet as much as it does your heart. Splitting up forces you to take an inventory of false assumptions and trust issues you and your ex had with money as well as everything else. […]
If that smartphone in your pocket or purse seems critical to your daily life, imagine how important it could be to your spouse’s divorce lawyer. Though small and sleek, the modern cellphone brims with information divorce lawyers and judges are eager to see, such as text messages, photographs, videos, email, Internet browser links, call histories, […]
Nearly two years to the date since the District started issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples, the D.C. Council is making it easier for them to get a divorce. Breaking up is hard to do no matter where you live—but, that has been especially true for same sex couples who were married in D.C. […]
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