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Murder Victim Wanted a Divorce from her Husband

Posted on April 16, 2010
Debra Shanley was nurturing a lifelong dream when she purchased a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and joined a local motorcycle club. The New Jersey high school teacher was learning to ride and making friends in the Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.). After a Saturday bike ride and dinner out with the group, she planned to go on another ride [...

Are Credit Card Companies Predicting Divorces?

Posted on April 15, 2010
Credit companies are using information gained from transactions to predict large life events that might impact consumer activity. One of those life events is divorce, and credit companies want to guess when that might happen, according to an article in The Daily Beast...

Bullock, Van Der Beek Top List of Recent Celebrity Divorces

Posted on April 12, 2010
?Dawson?s Creek? star James Van Der Beek and his wife Heather McComb ended their marriage this past November, and recently finalized their settlement in Los Angeles court. They were married in July 2003 and they have no children together. Their relationship started to have issues so they separated in April 2009...

?Divorce Court? Brings Marriage Tensions to the Small Screen

Posted on April 09, 2010
In the headlines, we all see how interesting it can be to watch celebrities like Paul McCartney and Sandra Bullock work through their marital problems. One way that Hollywood has captured this drama and turned it into entertainment is with court shows...

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Arizona Couples Won?t have to Wait to Divorce

Posted on April 08, 2010
Lawmakers in Arizona have voted down legislation that would have let one member of a divorcing couple prolong the divorce process for up to 6 months. With a 33-23 vote, the Arizona House voted down legislation that would have allowed one of the parties in a divorce case to demand that the divorce procedure go on [...

Hedge Fund Billionaire Still Battles with Ex-wife 20 Years After Divorce

Posted on April 05, 2010
Steven A. Cohen has made billions of dollars as a hedge fund manager in the course of his career, making him one of the richest men in the world. But even a top-notch power broker like Cohen can find himself caught up in a divorce that continues to cause turmoil even 20 years down [...

R&B Star Usher Moves on Creatively After Divorce

Posted on April 02, 2010
Few people would ever accuse Usher of lacking swagger. But by his own admission, he had lost a bit of his renowned artistic mojo in his life as a husband and a father. On the eve of his new album release, though, Usher is out to show the world that a recently divorced 31-year-old father [...

Wife of Oil Heir Wants $314K Alimony

Posted on April 01, 2010
Divorces of the rich and famous can end up costing one spouse a lot in alimony. Their exes often request that their former spouse pay to continue the lavish lifestyle to which they’ve grown accustomed. Billionaire Gordon Peter Getty, Jr., and his soon to be ex-wife Jacqueline are no exception...

Yemeni Girl Tells and Now Reads her Story of Escape and Divorce

Posted on March 29, 2010
At nine years old, Nujood Ali was force to marry a man in his late twenties. She was raped and beaten. Then she made history: she got a divorce. Her ordeal as a child bride was reported in Yemeni media outlets before slowly getting picked up and reported internationally...

Separated Spouses Waiting out Recession before Divorce

Posted on March 26, 2010
Couples in marital trouble are waiting for the economic downturn to end before getting a divorce, according a Washington Post article. In what the article calls the Great Recession, couples that probably should or want to dissolve are holding off in hopes that housing prices will return to normal and job prospects will improve...

Jesse James Battles Ex-Wife over Custody

Posted on March 25, 2010
It appears that Jessie James? alleged infidelity might cause more problems for him than he thought. This alleged cheating has created issues with his current marriage to actress Sandra Bullock and now custody of his child. James had settled his custody dispute several months ago his ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder...

Iran Hope to Prevent Divorce with ?Courting? Program

Posted on March 22, 2010
The American Free Press is reporting= that, in Iran, a new program is offering young people a diploma for attending courses. The subject matter: courting. The diploma is designed to be earned before marrying, and is part of a government plan to reduce the divorce rate in the country...

Celebrity Divorce News: Kate Winslet Splits from Sam Mendes

Posted on March 19, 2010
British film director Sam Mendes piloted the project that brought Oscar nominations and Golden Globe awards for himself and his wife, Kate Winslet. And in a heart-warming moment at the 2008 Golden Globe awards, Winslet thanked him from the podium, calling him “babe...

London Divorce Courts Becoming Famous for Settlement Amounts

Posted on March 18, 2010
London has been labeled as the “divorce payout capital” of the world, according to a Reuters article. The courts there have been known to award large settlements in divorce cases. These courts have handled high profile divorce settlements such as Heather Mills, who was awarded �24...

Wife?s Murder-for-Hire Plot Foiled by Ex-Cop Investigator

Posted on March 15, 2010
As a part of preparing for a divorce from her estranged husband, Long Island mother of four Susan Williams hired a private investigator to do some digging on her husband in search of incriminating evidence. According to ABC News, the investigator that she met with in 2008, Joe La Bella, was a retired police detective in [...

Oklahoma Conservatives Debate Divorce Law

Posted on March 12, 2010
In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as budget problems and economic concerns continue to draw the attention of legislators, politicians are considering whether to pursue a piece of legislation that would attempt to address the issue of divorce in the state, according to the Associated Press...

Yemeni Ex-Wife and Author is Just 12 Years Old

Posted on March 11, 2010
It has now been two years since 12-year-old Nujood Ali ended her marriage to her husband?a man in his 30s?and now the girl has achieved fame around the globe for her bold actions. The case, heard in a courthouse in Sanaa, Yemen, brought attention to then 10-year-old Ali and the culture of child brides in the [...

Pastor Hinn Divorce Raises Moral Questions

Posted on March 10, 2010
Most religious people look to their pastors for moral guidance, so when religious leaders file for divorce, some ask the question ?why?? If a man or woman of the cloth cannot make their marriage work, how are others supposed to? Successful televangelist Benny Hinn now must face his followers—and his soon to be ex-wife...

Couples Divorcing Without Lawyers Face Complex Process

Posted on March 08, 2010
The recession is keeping some couples together who might have divorced in more prosperous times, rather than riding out a difficult relationship. In Detroit, especially, where unemployment and a depressed housing market have hit as hard as anywhere in the country, the approach towards divorce is changing to meet the market difficulty...

Celebrity Divorce Round-Up: Phillips, Baldwin, Sheen

Posted on March 06, 2010
There has been no shortage of celebrity divorce news lately, with all of the emotional fireworks that the public has come to expect. In one instance, a divorce was undone, and in another, some personal details came out into the light. Sports stars, movie stars and familiar tabloid faces are among those whom divorce has [...

Barry Bonds? Wife Files Divorce?Again

Posted on March 05, 2010
Barry Bonds, the former San Francisco Giants star, has had a rough couple of years. He was investigated for his steroid use, he retired from baseball and now his most recent wife filed for divorce?her second time filing papers to end their marriage. Bonds and Liz Watson married in 1998...

Dodger Divorce Gets More Contentious

Posted on March 03, 2010
As soon as news of the divorce became public, the split between Los Angeles Dodgers owners Jamie and Frank McCourt promised to be complicated and contentious, with Dodgers fans feeling nervous about the focus that these team owners would be able to keep on the team...

Wife of Televangelist Benny Hinn Seeks Divorce

Posted on March 01, 2010
Televangelist Benny Hinn is a larger than life figure as he roams around on stage in front of thousands of admirers, preaching his particular brand of religion far and wide via television audiences. Recently, however, according to the LA Times, Hinn faced one person who was not as enamored with his performance: his wife Suzanne...

LA Dodgers Owners Strike Out in Divorce Court

Posted on February 26, 2010
There may be no crying in baseball, but there are plenty of fights that occur both on and off the field. Take the owners of the LA Dodgers, Frank and Jamie McCourt. The couple filed for divorce in October 2009 and they continue to battle out their complicated issues in the courts...

Saudi Courts Overturn ?Forced? Divorce

Posted on February 23, 2010
Families do not always approve of who their loved ones choose to marry. Five years ago, a Saudi couple was forced to get a divorce because the wife’s brothers did not approve of her husband’s lineage. But recently they were granted the right to reunite their marriage, according to Reuters...

Texas Same-Sex Divorce Case Draws Attention from Lawmakers

Posted on February 22, 2010
In Texas, a unique divorce case is raising the attention of lawmakers, all the way up to the attorney general, who has made the claim that one can’t get a divorce in a state that doesn’t recognize the marriage to begin with. The Austin-American Statesman is reporting that Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly were married in [...

Custody Battle Hinges on Religious Differences

Posted on February 19, 2010
In Chicago, an ugly divorce and custody battle has turned into a dispute over a child’s exposure to various religions. Joseph Reyes, a 35-year-old law student, and his estranged wife are in a heated debate about which religious experiences their child can be exposed to, according to the Chicago Sun-Times...

Divorcee Murder Suspect Retracts Confession

Posted on February 18, 2010
A man currently on trial for allegedly killing his wife after she served him divorce papers recently took back his murder confession. Werner Lippe had married his wife Faith in 1990. According to an Associated Press article, Werner and Faith began to argue tremendously during the later years of their marriage...

?Grey?s? Star Walsh?s Divorce Settlement Rests on Coin Flip

Posted on February 12, 2010
Kate Walsh, famous actress on TV shows such as “Private Practice” and “Grey?s Anatomy,” recently finalized her long divorce battle with her husband of 14 months Alex Young. The two married in September 2007, enjoying their marital bliss for a little over a year, until they separated in November 2008...

Private Detective?s Snooping Found Legitimate in Divorce Case

Posted on February 10, 2010
In a divorce case that sounds like something out of a detective novel, a judge recently determined that the private detective hired by a man to follow his wife was a legitimate part of the divorce process. According to the story in the New York Law Journal, the Orange County, New York, man hired the private [...

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