"If it's your first marriage, you've got a 50-50 chance," Doyle Hamilton said, looking around the room. "If it's your second, you've got less than that." A few couples shifted uncomfortably under his unwavering gaze. One woman kicked her fiancé …
Sheri Rupsic and her ex-husband always remained civil to each other for the sake of their daughter. Divorced for 13 years, the Eastlake resident is now happily remarried and has an 8-year-old son with her second husband. Her ex also …
Those of us lucky enough to stay home with our kids this summer know the one thing brothers and sisters like to do best when locked up for hours alone with each other: They fight. As I mentioned in my …
You may have seen the recent media reports that singer Melissa Ethridge and her partner of five years, Tammy Lynn, are splitting up. The California couple had two children together. California law recognizes same-sex couples and allows for dissolution of …
When a family breaks apart and parents go their separate ways, the issue of who will retain custody of the children can become a heated battle. With emotions running high and deep between the parents involved, the courts must sometimes …
Dread of the unknown hung in the air as Lynn France typed two words into the search box on Facebook: the name of the woman with whom she believed her husband was having an affair. Click. And there it was, …
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Advances in reproductive technology that were the stuff of science fiction just a few decades ago are wreaking havoc on a corner of the Social Security system—survivor benefits for some children whose parents have died. Every year, more babies are …
In a divorce settlement, it's common for both parties to focus on immediate financial concerns. Yet it is the long-term financial consequences of divorce that frequently are more devastating. Here are some of the most common mistakes and how to …
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My childhood home broke in half during the autumn of 1973, when my twin sister and I were 10 years old. Our parents called us together one evening to announce that they were splitting up, and just like that we …
It’s the rare bride and groom that boast multimillion dollar wedding budgets like Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky. But with summer wedding season in full swing, many newlyweds find money is a huge topic, as much after the honeymoon as …
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