Couples in the process of divorce or already divorced should seek the help of several professionals when it comes to what to do with the family home including their Realtor and insurance agent, said expert and author Kelly Lise Murray, …

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Breaking up is hard to do -- especially in a recession. With depressed home values and a dicey job market, divorces in Metro Detroit are down, as unhappy couples ride out the financial storm, the theory goes. But of those …

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Jose and Anna Tolentino moved into their Novato condo in August 2005, two days before Jose, a Navy reservist, shipped out to Kuwait. "I was happy to have my wife in such a nice place while I was away," he …

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Divorce is traumatic for everyone involved. Adults know that change doesn't necessarily mean things are going to get worse, and often, change is the beginning of something better. However, children don't have the life experience to know this and often …

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Let's face it: The afterglow of that Valentine's Day proposal often begins to dim as discussions of wedding details get started. The happy couples face potential buzz killers that are financial (how to keep reception costs down), logistical (where to …

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Thanks to plummeting property values, divorcing couples now find themselves fighting for the right not to keep the house. via New divorce plea: No, you take the house! | Washington Examiner.

March 4 -- Two new studies combined to make it a bad week for love, especially among those living together without a wedding ring or considering marriage in a state that won't endorse their union. via Co-Habitation, Divorce and Mental …

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Your dog may think he's people, but in an Illinois custody battle he's got no more civil rights than a table lamp. via Daily Herald | More than a lamp, less than a child, but what is a pet in …

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The rough Michigan economy is thought to have driven down the divorce rate in recent years, but those who are divorcing are trying to hold down costs by representing themselves. Increasingly these couples are splitting up debt rather than assets. …

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Divorce is everywhere. It screams at us from tabloid headlines at the grocery store checkout. It touches us personally when, as adults, our parents finally call it quits, or our own starter marriage fizzles. It's also universally ugly. Between custody …

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