A contentious courtroom divorce can cost tens of thousands of dollars and drag on for months or years. To try to contain the damage, and save time, money, and heartache, one Arizona couple is taking a different path: mediation. Shari …
Divorcing Couple Tries Mediation to Save Money While Stuck Living Together Read more »
In what lawyers believe was a first in Maryland, a judge recently ordered a divorcing Calvert County couple to split custody of their dog, a recognition, experts say, that pets stand apart from other property. Once rare, post-breakup disputes over …
Split custody of dog recognizes changing role of family pets Read more »
Ask Brian, a Fort Lauderdale surgeon, about his pending divorce and his voice will rise as he describes how his wife decimated his life and how he has fought to keep his kids close by. The battle, after 11 years …
Trying to turn divorce into a less destructive affair Read more »
Harry and Barbara Cooper are telling everyone how their marriage has lasted seven decades. On the day of their 72nd wedding anniversary, they leaned toward each other, hands tenderly clasped, as they peered into the camera. 'It's a give-and-take situation," …
The secrets of a 72-year marriage from the 'Original Grandparents' Read more »
It can be a heart-wrenching emotional battle when a couple is forced to live together during a painful divorce because they cannot sell their home. Since the economic downturn two years ago devastated the housing market, more and more husbands …
THE LONG GOODBYE: WHEN A DIVORCING COUPLE IS STUCK LIVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF Read more »
Ken Savage says that, at first, he welcomed his wife's new interest in Facebook. She had recently recovered from a bout with depression and dependence on prescription drugs, and he thought reconnecting with old friends would help get her out …
Is Facebook becoming a 'tool' for cheating spouses? Read more »
Divorces with no lawyers will be the subject of a three-year test in a pair of mid-Michigan counties. The Michigan Supreme Court says the goal is to see how an informal docket works in certain domestic relations cases in Gratiot …
Two Michigan counties will test informal divorces Read more »
Why Should I Consider Mediation For My Divorce? Mediation allows separating and divorcing couples to take control of planning their own lives, and allows them an environment in which to make good decisions about their future. It is especially beneficial …
Frequently Asked Questions About Divorce Mediation Read more »
The Michigan Court of Appeals this week reversed a lower court decision that could have given gays, lesbians and unmarried heterosexuals in Michigan legal standing to obtain joint custody of children. The decision came in the case involving Renee Harmon …
Appeals court says Grosse Ile woman can't seek joint custody of kids she helped raise Read more »
He spitefully blows out her Shabbos candles. She hides his medications and makes him sleep in the dining room. Can this Orthodox Jewish marriage be saved?Probably not -- but a wall down the middle of the Williamsburg couple's house is …
Judge orders Brooklyn couple to put up a wall between them Read more »