Twenty years after her divorce – and 18 years after her ex-husband’s death – a Canadian woman has received a legal settlement for over $250,000 in a lawsuit stemming from her original divorce. When Julie Ladner was divorced from Vancouver attorney Hugh Ladner in 1990, her ex-husband was ordered by…
In a unanimous decision, the Florida Supreme Court overturned two lower court decisions and ruled that passive appreciation – the increase in a home’s value caused by inflation and market forces – is a marital asset in Florida, and is entitled to be shared by a divorced spouse who contributed…
Sociologists now believe that there has been a change in the associated link between living together and divorce, saying that while it used to be that living together before marriage increased the risk of divorce, this is apparently no longer the case. According to Pamela Smock, a sociologist at the…
A Time article has pointed out yet another downside to the high profile divorce: becoming blog fodder. Take the example of Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt, who have been slugging it out in divorce court for almost a year. There is now a blog devoted entirely to…
On Monday, June 25, the divorce of Sandra Bullock and Jesse James was finalized, confirms an Austin, Texas court clerk. The split was also confirmed by Bullock’s publicist. Bullock filed for divorce around the end of April 2010 after hearing reports of James’ infidelity. Details of the settlement were not…
NASCAR Chairman Brian France is asking a Charlotte, NC state appeals court judge to seal the records in his ongoing divorce proceedings, according to a Charlotte Observer report. France divorced his wife Megan for the second time in 2008, but the couple continues to battle in court over the terms…
The National Center for Marriage and Family Research has released reports on marriage and divorce, based on the latest Census Bureau American Community Survey. And, for the first time ever, individuals aged 25-34 who have never married now outnumber those who have married. The research on first divorces in the…
Time Magazine has taken a look at some celebrities, historical figures and just plain folks who became known for multiple marriages and, therefore, multiple divorces. Here is the Time list of the Top 10: Elizabeth Taylor – The death of Taylor’s fourth husband, Eddie Fisher, happened in September, which caused…
A new study from the University of Michigan has found that spouses who withdraw from conflict create a damaging effect on the longevity of a marriage, thereby increasing the risk for divorce. The Early Years of Marriage Project is an ongoing study of 373 married couples interviewed four times a…
A story at CNN Living reveals that this generation of marrieds may bring back the days of low divorce rates and marrying for life, having learned from their divorced parents that staying married takes dedication, patience and, yes, just plain work. This unromanticized view of marriage may be what the…