Divorce and separation are stressful enough for the adults involved. Just imagine what they must be like for your children. If signs and events have led up to the decision to end an adult relationship, few children will make the …

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Many young people mistakenly believe that cohabitation is a stepping stone to marriage, when actually only slightly better than 50 percent of these relationships end in marriage. Most cohabiting couples either marry or break up within two years. If a …

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Much has been written about how tough economic times have forced couples to postpone divorces. They just can't afford it. Legal costs and accountant fees grow as a union dissolves and a two-income household lives cheaper than a two-household pair …

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If you think your marriage is failing, it's time to contact a lawyer; but the country in which you file for divorce could make all the difference to your settlement. Mark King explains. Breaking up may be hard to do, …

Warring across waters Read more »

This is just another travesty of justice perpetrated by a shark divorce lawyer who saw the opportunity to get an advantage over the "adversary" instead of trying to help a young couple set up a fair parenting plan that took …

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AFTER 33 YEARS of marriage, Martha McDowell's husband told her he wanted a divorce. He provided few reasons. They were trivial, and to her did not justify ending their union. "He just didn't want to be married anymore," says McDowell, …

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(An interesting Op-Ed by a Father on pending child custody legislation in Canada) Tomorrow, June 16, is a day that has come far too quickly: my daughter Zara's first birthday. It is a time to pause and reflect on the …

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Divorce is contagious in social networks, a new study says. The idea is based on the theory of social contagion, or the spread of behavior or emotion through a group. In this case, the heated feelings and actions of one …

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I got the idea for this "Divorce Dialogues" column while in the weight room of my local rec center. I heard a young woman talking to her lifting partner about her divorce, and she said, "Just tell me there's light …

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Divorce is an unpleasant and common occurrence in many families in America today. Who would have ever thought that Al and Tipper Gore would call it quits after 40 years? You've seen the statistics that show there is an almost …

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