Divorce and Family News

  • Divorce Statistics - Pieces of the Puzzle
    November 5, 2009 | comments: 0
    Some have said “The happiest time in anyone's life is after their divorce." Are all long-lasting love stories disappearing? Only to become a movie you can rent on a Friday night? The recently announced 2008 divorce rates show that American's are choosing the route of long-term... Read More

  • Calculating Child Support
    October 30, 2009 | comments: 0
    Divorce is difficult, often involving anger and confusion; a major issue in divorce is child support. Access to information empowers individuals with understanding of important changes in their lives. Each state determines procedures for calculating child support; therefore, a parent... Read More

  • Should You File for Bankruptcy During Divorce?
    October 26, 2009 | comments: 0
    It is no secret that financial problems are among the most common causes of divorce. Financial distress can drive a big wedge between spouses. Filing for bankruptcy can be the cause of a divorce or it can be the result of a divorce when financial burdens dictate that debt relief is a... Read More

  • Americans Favor Gay Unions Over Marriage
    October 22, 2009 | comments: 0
    Recently released figures from the Washington, D.C.-based Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey show that while 57% of Americans favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to enter into civil unions, 53% of Americans say they are opposed to same-sex marriages. Just 39% percent say... Read More

  • First Aid For Life After Divorce
    October 15, 2009 | comments: 0
    Whether you're glad to be divorced or devastated by it, divorce often means an adjustment to a whole new life. Even if you're relieved to be free of the relationship, it's still normal to feel sad about the loss of something you'd hoped would last forever.Remember to grieve. You've lost... Read More

  • Covering Your Assets in a Divorce
    September 24, 2009 | comments: 0
    Under a bill recently passed by the state legislature, as soon as a husband or wife sues for divorce by filing a summons in New York State Supreme Court, they are both required to not alter the economic status of the marriage from that point on. As soon a person receives a divorce summons... Read More

  • Does Your Pet Need a Divorce Lawyer?
    September 23, 2009 | comments: 0
    Uncontested divorces without children or large assets to divide are usually considered the least expensive and least complicated type of break-ups. However, a couple in New Jersey is finding out that even if you aren’t married and have no children, breaking up can be very costly and... Read More

  • Same-Sex and Marriage in the Census
    September 22, 2009 | comments: 0
    New Census Bureau data released Monday from the American Community Survey of 3 million households shows that 76% of those who have ever been married, have been married just one time. The figures are 20% for those who have been married twice and 5% have been married three or more times.... Read More

  • Cohabitation is not Marriage Practice
    September 21, 2009 | comments: 0
    Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, says young men and women in their 20’s today suffer from the effects of modern hedonistic lifestyles that have shattered traditional family values and replaced them with a relationship wasteland... Read More

  • Man Seeks to Ban Divorce in California
    September 18, 2009 | comments: 0
    John Marcotte, who runs the website BadMouth.net, is trying to collect signatures to get his own bill, the "California Protection of Marriage Act" on the ballot in the Golden State. If Marcotte’s bill passes, divorce would become illegal in California. Marcotte’s... Read More

  • Hugh Hefner Files for Divorce
    September 17, 2009 | comments: 0
    Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner recently filed for divorce from his estranged wife, former Playmate Kimberley Conrad, 47, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple was married in 1989, but have been separated since 1998. Hefner's divorce action follows a $5 million lawsuit filed... Read More

  • Stable Household Trumps Two Parents
    September 16, 2009 | comments: 0
    An Ohio State University professor has published the findings of a study of family stability that shows growing up in a stable household is more important for a child’s development than whether or not the family has two parents in the home. The findings were released in "... Read More

  • Defense of Marriage Act Under Fire
    September 15, 2009 | comments: 0
    A New York Congressman plans to introduce a bill in Congress that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), or at least repeal the part of the Act that denies federal recognition of same-sex marriages in the United States today. It is uncertain whether or not Congressman Jerry... Read More

  • CDC Report Shows Massachusetts has Lowest Divorce Rate
    September 8, 2009 | comments: 0
    A recently released study of divorce in the United States shows that same-sex marriage has not ruined the institution of marriage in Massachusetts as some opponents had claimed it would back in 2004 when the state began issuing same-sex marriage licenses following the Supreme Court... Read More