Category: Divorce

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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Last updated on April 8, 2021

Here’s a flash to prospective marital mates: The future husband should start openly bonding now with the parents of his to-be wife — especially her mom — and the future wife should just as keenly avoid doing the same with her future mate’s parents. In other words, future husband should freely promote familiarity and actively […]

Continue reading Study looks at in-law relationships as key divorce predictor ...

Last updated on April 8, 2021

Randy Kessler, the chair of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section, doesn’t mince words when he talks about former spouses communicating following a divorce. “People don’t want to talk to their exes because just the sound of their voice is irritating,” he says. Millions of divorced couples would undoubtedly agree with that blunt assessment, […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

IndyCar and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick has announced her split from her husband after a seven-year marriage. The announcement was made on Patrick’s Facebook page last week. In going public with their intent to divorce, Patrick described the split as amicable. Patrick is 17 years younger than her husband, a physical therapist who she met […]

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Last updated on April 8, 2021

We have previously touched on the phenomenon of “gray divorce” — couples more than 50 years of age who decide to untie the marital knot. Family law commentators point out statistics from various sources noting that, while the divorce rate nationally has declined a bit over the past two decades, the same is not true […]

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