Family Law

Celebrity Divorce News Reflects Times of Transition

By ckramer

Divorce is never simple. Emotional complications and financial realities often impact the way that people proceed with the complicated task of exiting a long term relationship.

While celebrity divorces can often seem to come out of nowhere, the latest news from the rich and famous reflects couples in transition, either considering divorce or reversing their decision to divorce.

The celebrity couples that fall into the first category?those in whom at least one party is considering divorce?are familiar names by now. Their stories have appeared in the headlines of the gossip section for weeks and months. Who knows what goes on behind the closed doors between these couples, but speculation often runs rampant about how they will proceed.

Will the unfaithful athlete?s wife leave him despite his tearful apologies?

According to Fox News, sources close to the long-running scandal featuring the world’s greatest golfer and his former-model wife say that the celebrity couple are discussing divorce on a daily basis. “Elin and Tiger have been talking daily now,” the source told Fox News. “But it is mostly divorce talk.”

Elin has reportedly been meeting with her divorce lawyer, and it is generally expected that she will make the move to file for divorce from her husband. After news of her husband’s extensive infidelities shocked the sports and celebrity worlds, 30-year-old Elin bought a piece of property of her own in her native Sweden, where construction on a new home continues.

The couple has two children together, and there are millions of dollars at stake in a potential divorce.

Will the Oscar-winning actress divorce her cheating husband?

Sandra Bullock fled the spotlight when news spread of her husband, celebrity motorcycle mechanic Jesse James, and his flings with heavily tattooed women. Recently, she has been seen hiking in Northern California without a wedding ring on her finger, according to the New York Daily News. Before the scandal broke, she wore a large diamond on her ring finger.

She had already moved out of the home she shared with James. James, for his part, checked into a treatment center to deal with personal issues. He is still hoping to save the marriage, according to his representatives.

Entertainment Weekly acquired the photos of Bullock, as the public waits to see how she will respond to her husband’s confession. Bullock recently won an Academy Award for her acting turn in “The Blind Side.” News of her marital troubles hit the wire soon after her triumphant evening in Hollywood.

Will the grizzled veteran newsman stay with his wife or proceed with a divorce?

Amid rumors of unfaithfulness from both sides of the marriage, CNN legend Larry King and his wife Shawn filed for divorce recently. The split would be his seventh.

But according to Kings divorce lawyer Dennis Wasser, King and his wife may be giving themselves a little time before the decision is final. “There’s a 50-50 chance this divorce is not happening,” he told People.

The couple attended counseling soon after they each filed for divorce. “It was decided that there will be no divorce proceedings for two weeks as several issues need to be discussed and resolved,” said Wasser.

The celebrity couple was seen together at their son’s baseball game recently. They have been married for twelve and a half years.

Full post as published by The Divorce Blog on April 26, 2010 (boomark / email).