Month: December 2012

Last updated on April 8, 2021

You might want to pity the plight of Veronica Lario, the estranged wife of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister. Per the terms of a just-reached divorce settlement between the couple, Lario will have only $132,000 to live on. Every day of the year. Such are the lifestyles of the rich and famous. In the […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Much space is devoted these days in media articles to the growing divorce rate among people in their 50s and beyond. Although such a happening is often termed a “phenomenon” by columnists and pundits who write on social themes, relationships, family law and related matters, it is truly anything but that. Hard statistics from wide-ranging […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

After many months of speculation, media reports from late last week indicate that actor Ashton Kutcher and actress Demi Moore have finally proceeded to the next stage of their divorce-related saga, an actual filing of a divorce petition by Kutcher. Kutcher filed for divorce on December 21 in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple was […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

In many instances of divorce, “People don’t want to upset the apple cart over the holidays,” says Alton Abramowitz, the president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. “And then … as soon as the holidays are over they pull the plug and file,” he adds. Although that is obviously not always the case, it […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

David Wygant is an author and divorce columnist. Annually, and just about this time of year, he thinks back to his family’s first Christmas following his parents’ divorce when he was a teenager. He’s not too fond of the memory. Parental fighting over gifts in an attempt to curry his favor — in his words: […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

The author of a recent New York Times article extolled the virtues of technology in its assist to divorced couples who want virtually nothing to do with each other following a split. The article cited communication boosts such as emails, texting, video conferencing and online calendars as alternatives to face-to-face communication in helping ex-warring couples […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Twenty years ago, Sesame Street decided it was time to tackle the issue of divorce in its sketches. The show’s writers came up with a storyline, shot the sketch and tested it on a group of children. The sketch went over horribly, disturbing children and prompting Sesame Street to pull the episode. After that, the […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Insurance is something that seems to require close attention throughout a person’s life, and the concept is seldom a fixed and simple thing. As a person’s age and circumstances change — moving from a teen to an adult; getting married; having kids; buying a home; and so forth — so, too, do the types and […]

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