IN THE AMERICAN hierarchy of relationships, friendship often seems distinctly second-class. We obsess about the "work-family …

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A higher proportion of the 60-plus population is currently married now, in part because lengthening lifespans …

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We know that many older Americans — about 17 percent — live in poverty and that …

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Faced with the usual options for senior housing and elder care, some older adults are inventing …

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Include this life line in your divorce settlement. On June 29-30, 2011, President Bill Clinton brought …

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So here's the inside scoop. I've been a divorce attorney for 23 years and as a …

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Courts deal in winners and losers and are often ill-equipped to resolve issues involving warring siblings …

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced their separation in May after 25 years together. Tipper and …

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Crimes of Occasion, Desperation, and Predation Against America's Elders The study is a follow-up of MetLife's …

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