Divorce News and Views

Five Common Divorce Mistakes Huffington Post contributor Allison Pescosolido has outlined five common divorce mistakes that can haunt ex-spouses for years – or possibly, decades. “Let’s face it, there is no life experience that affects our emotions more than divorce,” writes Pescosolido. “Whether you chose to divorce or had that decision thrust upon you, the […]

Concerned that your long commute to and from work may be adding wear and tear to your car? Well, according to a new study from Sweden’s Umea University, it may also be putting a strain on your marriage and sending you on the highway towards divorce. Yes, that’s right: it’s possible that a long commute […]

Couples who are busy “liking” each other on Facebook and other social media platforms have been put on notice by a new Oxford University study, which suggests they may soon find themselves disliking each other all the way to divorce court. The study surveyed 3,500 couples who kept in touch via at least five different […]

A 42-year old Pennsylvania woman is facing charges after calling 9-1-1 Emergency Services and asking the police to grant her a divorce. Apparently, the woman — who police are for the moment opting not to identify — was embroiled in an argument with her husband, and made the unusual request at about 1:00am. Upon their […]

Couples who figure that starting a family will be the ideal domestic elixir they need to help them make it through those rocky first few years of wedded bliss (you know, the kind punctuated by sleeping on the couch bliss, the silent treatment bliss, and “why didn’t you tell me you hated my parents so […]

As if divorcing parents weren’t already shouldering enough guilt about how the split might harm their kids, researchers at the University of Toronto are now suggesting that children of divorce are more likely to take up smoking compared to children of married parents – and the numbers are startling. The study, which was published in […]

That’s the question the courts may be asking (though not as politely) Harold Hamm in what could be the biggest divorce settlement of all time. Harold Hamm, the head honcho of giant oil company Continental Resources who’s estimated to be worth a little over $11 billion (that’s an 11 followed by 9 zeros for those […]

When Long Island, New York resident Elizabeth Petrakis agreed to her fiancé Peter Petrakis’ request for a prenuptial agreement just days before their 1998 wedding, it’s safe to say that the furthest thing from her mind was that 15 years later she’d earn national headlines for successfully having that agreement declared invalid by the courts […]