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Billy Ray Cyrus Blames ?Hannah Montana? for Destruction of Family

Posted on February 25, 2011
Miley Cyrus is one of the most famous young stars around. She has been a celebrity since 2006 with her hit show ?Hannah Montana?, with her real life father, Billy Ray Cyrus, also playing her father on television. Throughout Miley?s career, she has been characterized as an innocent child...

Japanese Women Fight for Right to Keep Maiden Name

Posted on February 18, 2011
There is a 133-year-old law on the books in Japan that requires any couple legally married in Japan to pick only one surname. The problem is that the culture makes it almost unequivocally the male’s surname. According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, a group of Japanese have filed a lawsuit challenging the law on [...

Strangest Divorce Contentions

Posted on February 15, 2011
As part of the divorce process, couples must state the ground for a divorce. Most couples file divorce over predictable reasons: Someone has been unfaithful; the couple has grown apart; fights over money. Sometimes, though, divorce lawyers and judges hear the weird and wild when it comes to the grounds for divorce...

Meg and Jack White End Marriage in 2000, and Band in 2011

Posted on February 11, 2011
Anyone who has followed music for the past decade is undoubtedly aware of the band The White Stripes. And anyone who followed anything about the band is surely aware of the bizarre relationship between the two members, Jack and Meg White. Jack and Meg White were married for several years, but divorced in 2000 (just before [...

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How to Handle a Large Divorce Settlement

Posted on February 04, 2011
Making it out big in a divorce isn’t the most common thing, but it does happen to a fair amount of people. Yet many of these people aren’t prepared to handle the family’s assets. Put simply, they’ve never had to deal with anywhere near as much money as they have now...

Lottery Winner Risks Losing Windfall in Divorce

Posted on February 01, 2011
Recently a woman from a small town in Idaho has become catapulted to the national stage. The Associated Press has released information about Holly Lahti, who recently won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot. While this is big news on its own right, Lahti?s background is what has really grabbed the eye of several in the [...

Dangers of Purchasing a Home from a Divorcing Couple

Posted on January 21, 2011
Divorcing couples are often considered to be some of the most motivated sellers when it comes to real estate. But a recent article in the Chicago Tribune warns of the dangers of purchasing from a divorcing couple. It is important at the outset to point out that the information that the Tribune is reporting on is [...

?No Divorce Day? In Iran

Posted on January 10, 2011
Iran is a country known for commitment to strict religious laws has imposed a national day to reinforce marriage values. The country had previously had a national day called ?Marriage Day.? But due to the growing concerns of Westernization the country has changed the name of the day to ?No Divorce Day...

Dodgers Might Be Done With the McCourts

Posted on January 08, 2011
Anyone following baseball or high-profile divorces has undoubtedly been aware of the divorce between Frank and Jami McCourt. Now, with a recent ruling from the couple?s divorce court judge, the McCourts might find themselves divorced from the Dodgers...

China Creates Database To Prevent Cheating

Posted on January 07, 2011
There is a perception among many in China that their increasing wealth is allowing husbands to have multiple mistresses and secret wives. In response, the Chinese government is creating database of marriage records to give spouses and girlfriends the opportunity to check the marital status of their lover...

Ellen Barkin?s Ex-Husband Ordered to Pay Millions

Posted on December 10, 2010
Actress Ellen Barkin went through a divorce in 2006, but the legal battle is still raging on. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune reports that Barkin?s ex-husband, famous business tycoon Ronald Perelman, was recently ordered to pay $3.4 million to a production company that the two created...

Can Tiger Bounce Back?

Posted on December 03, 2010
There may have never been a golfer with more written out his off-the-links antics than Tiger Woods. It is amazing how much the famous golfer has drifted from his moral image of one year ago, before a late night minor car accident began to spiral his life to where it is now...

Retired and Single

Posted on November 26, 2010
People are living longer and, if you believe the rumors, divorcing more. This leaves a new group on the prowl for a partner, the retired and single group. According the a recent article in the Chicago Tribune there are more than 30 million Americans 55 or older and single...

Steve Nash Divorce Announced After Son?s Birth

Posted on November 19, 2010
With surprising timing, Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash announces he and his wife, Alejandra, are divorcing the day after she gave birth to their son, Matteo, the Chicago Tribune reports. The couple had been living separately for several months but are both committed to the upbringing of all of their children...

Pope Unhappy About Divorce and Gay Rights Laws in Spain

Posted on November 12, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI attacked the ease of divorces and gay marriage in Spain during a recent visit to the country, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Pope was in Spain to dedicate the Sagrada Familia, an immense basilica in Barcelona. While in Spain, the Pope openly criticized the marital rights of gay couples and the ?fast-track? divorce, [...

Charlie Sheen Files for Divorce (again)

Posted on November 04, 2010
Charlie Sheen, the star of the wildly popular ?Two and a Half Men?, has filed for divorce to end his third marriage earlier this week. Sheen and actress Brooke Mueller Sheen have been separated since a Christmas 2009 altercation that resulted in assault charges against the famous comedic actor...

Prenuptial Agreements and the UK

Posted on October 29, 2010
The UK Supreme Court has taken a major affirmation toward fully recognizing prenuptial agreements, the Chicago Tribune reports. Traditionally, the United Kingdom has refused to recognize prenuptial agreements as valid binding agreements. But on October 20th the court ruled ?in favor of a German heiress seeking to protect her considerable fortune from her ex-husband...

Kelsey Grammer?s Ex on Real Housewives Series

Posted on October 22, 2010
Kelsey Grammer has had a very public divorce from his wife Camille Grammer. Now Camille Grammer one of the new members of Bravo?s ?Real Housewives? franchise, and she says the show has helped her move on, according to the Chicago Tribune. The couple, once a power couple in Hollywood, had been married for 13 years...

Higher Education and Marital Trends

Posted on October 15, 2010
One of the more commonly known marital statistics is that people without college degrees were more likely to be, or have been, married by their 30s than those with college degrees. This was true in the 1990s, but apparently is no longer the case. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune outlines a recent study done [...

Psychiatrists to Determine If Parental Alienation is a Disorder

Posted on October 11, 2010
We all know someone who was raised by divorced parents who didn?t get along with each other; in fact, many of us had that as a reality for our childhood. Now, there is a bitter debate among the American Psychiatric Association about whether parental alienation should be classified as an official disorder...

Divorced Governor Doing Well

Posted on October 01, 2010
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford seems to have rebounded well from his famous divorce. Governor Sanford made headlines in June 2009 when he disappeared for six days in Argentina with his mistress. Now, Mr. Sanford is on the verge of ending his time as governor with some of the highest approval ratings in the country for governors...

Real Housewives Husband Unhappy with Spotlight

Posted on September 24, 2010
In the newest season of the hit shows, Real Housewives of D.C., on Bravo, Charles and his wife Cat Ommanney are center stage. The problem? Charles and Cat are no longer together, and he has regretted the spotlight ever since it started. According to a recent article in the New York Times, Charles hasn?t seen the [...

Bad Economy Good For Marriages?

Posted on September 20, 2010
The economic downturn seems to have an unexpected correlation on divorce; as the economy dips, divorces and infidelity decrease. According to the Wall Street Journal, a recent study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention show divorce at its lowest point since the early 1970s...

Are Parents of Autistic Child More Likely to Divorce?

Posted on September 16, 2010
It has already been established that a married couple with children are most likely to divorce when the children are young. The amount of time and stress involved in raising young children is believed to drain the spouses of both their time and emotion...

Insuring Against Divorce

Posted on September 08, 2010
There is insurance for nearly everything these days. From automobiles, to health, home, life and even tuition, we have grown to expect an option to be insured. Now, Safeguard Guaranty Corporation, created by entrepreneur John Logan, is offering insurance against divorce...

McCourt Divorce Case Testimony Reveals the Unraveling of a Marriage

Posted on September 07, 2010
In what has already been a contentious and at times outlandish high-powered divorce, the principal figures in the McCourt divorce case are now actually taking the stand to testify. The testimony, from Frank McCourt himself as well as advisors on each side of the case, has shed some light on the breakdown of a marriage that [...

Divorce and Cheating Recede During the Recession

Posted on September 03, 2010
An economic recession can have a big impact on the way couples stay together and how, when, and if they decide to divorce. There?s good news, however, as according to new data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the divorce rate in the U...

Judge in the McCourt Divorce Holds Couple?s Future

Posted on September 02, 2010
It?s become fairly common knowledge that the power couple, Frank and Jamie McCourt, who have run the Los Angeles Dodgers since 2004, are going through a bitter divorce, with the ownership of the team waiting in the balance. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune has taken a deeper look into the divorce, specifically at the [...

Brant and Seymour Divorce Heating Up

Posted on September 01, 2010
Peter M. Brant and his soon-to-be ex-wife and former super model Stephanie Seymour have been in an extravagant divorce to end their 15-year marriage. When Brant met Seymour, he was a billionaire and know for his vast art collection and his very own polo team...

Facebook: A Tool for Cheaters?

Posted on August 30, 2010
Many people have learned that social media can be a devastating weapon in a divorce case. With the ability of a spouse to catch their significant other in a lie, or in compromising positions, it?s easy to see how websites like Facebook can open a flood gate of information...

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