Press Release

Southern California’s Divorce Magazine launched – Your DIVORCE is on its way

For Immediate Release – July 8, 1997
For more information or to book an interview, please contact:
Jane Nahirny, Editorial Director: [email protected]
Dan Couvrette, Publisher: [email protected]

Available on Southern Californian newsstands on July 1, Divorce Magazine is designed to guide people through the complexities of separation and divorce. “To the best of our knowledge,” says DIVORCE publisher Dan Couvrette, “this is the first magazine of its type in California. No other magazine caters to the needs of people facing the challenges of this difficult transition.” The premier U.S. edition of Divorce Magazine was launched in Chicago in August 1996; other local editions include New York/New Jersey and Toronto, Canada.

In Los Angeles alone, approximately 96,000 people are expected to divorce in 1997. “Our mandate is to provide a unique, friendly resource of vital information and timely advice to help our readers survive — and even thrive — during their divorce,” says editor Diana Shepherd. “Local experts in the areas of family law, real estate, relationships, and mental and physical health offer sound, practical advice our readers can use.” Shepherd is excited about the association between Divorce Magazine and the highly successful L.A.-based newsletter SOLO: A Guide for the Single Parent. “Working with SOLO will really help us to serve the needs of divorcing parents better,” she says. “And with more than a million children affected by divorce every year, there’s an urgent need to help and educate parents.”

Topics in the first issue include: a guide to finding the right lawyer; how to figure out if your spouse is hiding assets from you; getting back into the dating game; helping the kids adjust to your divorce; an introduction to mediation; using this crisis as an opportunity to grow; and a humor column — because our readers could use a good laugh.

Priced at just $3.95, DIVORCE will be available on L.A.-area newsstands; through subscription; and at places like court offices; social service agencies; E.A.P. offices; clergy and family support groups; as well as the offices of selected lawyers, mediators, therapists, financial planners, and real-estate agents.

U.S.A. At-a-Glance Divorce Statistics (annual figures)

• Total divorces granted: 1,187,000
• Rate per 1,000 population: 4.6
• Median age at divorce: Males, 35.6; Females, 33.2
• Median duration of marriage: 7.2 years
• Estimated number of children involved in divorce: 1,075,000
• Rate per 1,000 population children under 18: 16.8

About Divorce Magazine

Launched in 1996, Divorce Magazine is North America’s only magazine devoted entirely to divorce. The magazine is published twice a year with six regional editions and is full of helpful articles as well as guides to local divorce professionals. The website www.DivorceMagazine.com has been a leading divorce-related source since 1996 and offers thousands of pages of self-help articles as well as divorce news, public forums, polls, information on local divorce professionals, and a blog located at www.divorcemag.com/blog. The company also runs www.BlogsOnDivorce.com, which features expert opinion and insight from leading divorce professionals, including judges, lawyers, mediators, therapists and more. For more information on Divorce Magazine, www.DivorceMagazine.com and www.BlogsOnDivorce.com, contact publisher and CEO Dan Couvrette at (866) 803-6667 ext. 24 or email [email protected].