Divorce

Once you've been told by your spouse that it's time for a divorce, you need to begin planning immediately. Don't waste a single minute. It's likely your spouse has been planning for this day for quite some time; he or she just hadn't mentioned it yet. You are now...

Did retired senator Al D'Amato, who was once famously called "Senator Pothole" by New Yorkers, lie in order to get custody of his children? That's the allegation being made by the former senator's estranged wife. She claims that the senator is often verbally and...

According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), their 2010 members' survey indicates that over 80 percent of the attorneys have had cases where a spouse's social media posts were used as evidence in a divorce. In fact, family law attorneys offer these...

Facing the end of your relationship with your spouse can be devastating. However, if you realize that the two of you have either drifted apart or been unhappy for a while, it may be understandable if you find out that your spouse is in love with another woman. It may...

You've been planning for retirement for years. It looked like everything was going to fall into place perfectly, but then your spouse asked for a divorce. You're not retired yet, but it's drawing closer every day. Will this divorce change your plans? It probably will....

When looking at heterosexual marriages, many people buy into the prevailing myth that women are nearly desperate to get married, while men don't really want to tie the knot and reluctantly go along with it. While that certainly may be true in some individual cases,...

Divorce can be tough. It can take weeks or even months for everything to come together. That's a long time for you and your spouse to deal with each other if you're not exactly on the best of terms. If you have kids, though, the important thing is to focus on being...

You already know that you want to end your marriage. You're about to tell your spouse. While you know it can be a long process, you want to get started. As you move forward, ask yourself these 10 questions. They can help you plan for the future and focus on what is...

You've probably heard many times that the divorce rate in the United States is 50 percent. Half of all marriage will fail, people claim. Is this true? Some reports indicate that it's not. They point to the fact that the 50 percent statistic came from a census report...

When your spouse brought up the idea of divorce, you were stunned. Why did it happen? What did you do wrong? Could you have seen it coming? Many experts note that people often see potential warning signs that a marriage isn't going to work even before they have...