Divorce and Family News

  • Have Gender Roles in the Family Changed?
    April 8, 2009 | comments: 0
    Gender roles in the family were pretty much set in stone back in the fifties, but times change. . .or do they? The Council on Contemporary Families did a study on gender roles and equality in family life for their upcoming conference and the results might surprise you. ** Does marital... Read More

  • Divorce Papers Accuse Nevada Governor of Infidelity
    April 7, 2009 | comments: 0
    An affair with a Playboy model was one of the charges levied against Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons by his estranged wife Dawn. The accusation hit the news yesterday when the Washoe County Family Court unsealed the records on the case giving journalists plenty to talk about. The divorce... Read More

  • Rising Unemployment Creating More Work for Divorce Lawyers
    April 3, 2009 | comments: 0
    As the recession continues to deepen and job cuts accelerate, a rapidly rising number of divorced spouses are requesting changes be made to child support and alimony arrangements. In a recent survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 39% of the nation's top divorce... Read More

  • The Squeaky Wheel: Divorce from a Child's Perspective
    March 30, 2009 | comments: 0
    According to The Child Advocate, "Divorce is an intensely stressful experience for all children, regardless of age or developmental level; many children are inadequately prepared for the impending divorce by their parents." Award-winning author Robert Kimmel Smith takes a close... Read More

  • Court Clerks Sued for Collecting Illegal Fees in Divorce Cases
    March 25, 2009 | comments: 0
    TAMPA, Fla., March 25 -- The Clerks of the Circuit Court have been charging and collecting illegal filing fees in divorce cases throughout the state, according to a class action lawsuit filed today in Hillsborough County. Thousands of cases have been affected and over one million dollars... Read More

  • 43 Million Is Not Enough
    March 23, 2009 | comments: 0
    Marie Douglas-David, a 36-year-old Swedish countess says $43 million isn't enough of a divorce settlement. She wants $100 million from her 67-year-old husband  of only six years, George David. David, Chairman of United Technologies Corp, is worth an estimated $300 million but his... Read More

  • Teens, Relationships, and Marriage
    March 17, 2009 | comments: 0
    The news that Bristol Palin and her fiance Levi Johnston have broken off their engagement once again focuses national attention on teens' expectations about marriage when there is a pregnancy, the proportion of teens who get married after having a child, and the viability of teen... Read More

  • Gay Activists Call for Immediate Response Following Decision on Prop 8
    March 13, 2009 | comments: 0
    "Win or lose, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community & our allies must respond immediately to the forthcoming California Supreme Court decision on whether to invalidate Proposition 8," says veteran activist Robin Tyler, who, with her wife, Diane Olson,... Read More

  • Dating Abuse Affects One in Five Teens
    March 11, 2009 | comments: 0
    Studies show that one in five teenagers in a serious dating relationship reports being physically abused by their partner. This issue is so serious that several states have passed laws specifically addressing teen dating abuse. Hazelden Publishing, the leading publisher of evidence-based... Read More

  • A Lesson for Parents: Arguing in Front of Your Teens Has Lasting Impact
    March 9, 2009 | comments: 0
    Exposure to family arguments during adolescence has a lasting impact on an individual's mental health and functioning as an adult. The longitudinal study, published in the March edition of The Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, led by Simmons School of... Read More

  • Avon Commits Over $1.75 Million for New Partnerships to End Violence Against Women
    March 4, 2009 | comments: 0
    Award-Winning Actress Reese Witherspoon Launches New Global Mobilization Efforts One in three women worldwide experience violence in their lifetime(1), and in the U.S., a woman is assaulted every nine seconds(2). Around the world, services for victims are often vastly underfunded or... Read More

  • Study Finds Domestic Violence Shelters Are Meeting Needs of Most Victims
    March 2, 2009 | comments: 0
    Becoming homeless. Losing everything, including their children. Doing something desperate. Facing continued, life-threatening abuse. That is what victims of domestic violence who received help from shelters say their fate would have been if those shelters did not exist, according to... Read More

  • Young People Want 'Happily Ever After,' but Lack Skills to Make Marriage Work
    February 27, 2009 | comments: 0
    A groundbreaking new survey sponsored by the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (NHMRC) finds that 82% of young adults aged 18-30 plan to get married and stay married for life. However, an estimated 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Why? "There is often a disconnect... Read More

  • Secrets To Love Addresses the Marriage Controversy!

    February 24, 2009 | comments: 0
    President Barack Obama stated in his book "Audacity of Hope" that there is preliminary evidence that "Marriage education workshops can make a real difference in helping married couples stay together..." Yet, today there is a growing controversy about whether or not the... Read More