Your ability to receive survivor's benefits based on your ex-husband's work history doesn't depend on whether he remarried, but on whether you remarried. Here's what the Social Security Web page, "Qualifying for Divorced Spouse benefits" says about your situation: A …
I am not convinced that we ever recover from being divorced, those of us who are. We get on with our lives, but we continue to feel guilty or betrayed, conflicted or wishful or all of the above - a …
Divorce changes us, but living happily ever after is still a possibility Read more »
It's only been two months since the District of Columbia legalized same-sex marriage, but local attorney Lawrence Jacobs is already cautioning his clients: Marriage may be allowed, but divorce will be much harder to do. While the District and five …
A collaborative divorce may be considered an oxymoron by many. If the couple could collaborate, why are they divorcing? Yet this type of divorce is catching fire in Texas and around the world: 43 states and 81 countries have lawyers …
I need to give myself a divorce for a present this year. It was the voice of treason talking to me again as I approached my fortieth birthday, about 15 years into our marriage. I had heard it many times …
Sorry, moms. Turns out, TV might not rot your brain, after all. Although the negative link between a child's hours of television-viewing and performance on cognitive tests is well known, a new study finds no evidence that one actually causes …
Parenting, not TV watching, affects children's learning Read more »
In April 2008, writer Lenore Skenazy wrote in her column for The New York Sun that she let her then 9-year-old son take the subway home alone. Newpapers around the world covered the story as well as "The Today Show," …
Skenazy challenges overprotective parenting with "Free Range Kids" Read more »
IF YOU, like me, have been divorced you might have been surprised by the pictures of Lenny Henry and Dawn French in the Daily Express earlier this week. They announced their separation three weeks ago yet appear to still get …
It may seem calculating to talk to your financial planner before your partner when considering divorce, but advisers say that in these days of high debt and expensive lifestyles it may be wise. "More and more people are planning their …
Let's face the facts - divorce is a common occurrence. It's rough for the individuals and children involved, but did you know it could be just as problematic for your pet? Just like children, pets can easily pick up on …