Thanks to mediation, divorce does not have to always result in heated court battles. Mediation, which is also referred to as structured negotiation, is a private dispute-settling process. During mediation, a third party is used to help the litigants arrive at an agreeable resolution. Mediation provides a calm atmosphere where the parties can discu...
Read moreParental Alienation in High-Conflict Divorce Cases Most people are aware that the sensitive subjects raised in divorce have the potential to create hostility. Relationship dynamics with a history of abuse, neglect, or ethical disagreement often foster an environment unconstructive for making decisions. It is important to remember the number one pr...
Read moreDealing with the aftermath of an unsuccessful marriage is a truly difficult experience, not only because of the stressors of asset division, custody arrangement, and planning an alternate living environment, but also because of the realization that the life you knew with your spouse is ending. While coming to grips with an impending divorce can be...
Read moreNewly unsealed divorce files of the late singer-songwriter Prince revealed that he and Manuela Testolini had a luxurious lifestyle. Testolini, Prince's second wife, married R&B singer-songwriter Eric Benet in 2011. These documents, which a judge unsealed on Friday, January 13, showed the couple threw lavish parties after awards shows. Furth...
Read moreFault-based divorces in Texas fall into one of six categories. Namely, adultery, cruelty, abandonment, a felony conviction, confinement to a mental hospital, or living apart for at least three years. According to family law attorney Slav Talavara, around 90% of divorce cases in the state use grounds of insupportability. These are more popularly k...
Read moreDivorces are known to be emotionally gut-wrenching times that can affect each spouse's life psychologically, physically, and financially for years to come. In many divorces, the goal is to reach an agreement that makes all parties happy and ends the marriage in an amicable fashion. Unsurprisingly, this is much easier said than done, as marriage an...
Read moreAccording to a study issued by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, the divorce rate among people who are 50 years old and above have doubled between the years 1990 and 2010. Annamaria Lusardi, an economist at Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.-based George Washington University, said this ...
Read moreBoston, Massachusetts-based multinational financial services company Fidelity Investments vice president Ann Dowd, in commenting on the rise of divorces that happen between couples nearing or in their old age, said, “It's almost like a gray divorce boom is unfolding just before our eyes.” Sometimes it is inevitable that married couples will g...
Read more2016 was a tough year for many Americans, and celebrities were no exception. Celebrity divorces and breakups were extremely common this year. Actress Amber Heard, 30, and actor and producer Johnny Depp, 53, finalized their divorce in August 2016. Their closure came a little more than a year after they married in 2015. Heard filed a divorce pet...
Read moreThirty-seven-year-old Brazilian-American actress Morena Baccarin and her ex-husband, 45-year-old film director, screenwriter, and producer Austin Chick are in legal contention over Baccarin's plans to take their son, three-year-old Julius, on a trip to Brazil. Baccarin reportedly asked Chick for permission to take Julius to Brazil on Oct. 16, 20...
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