A Child’s Advice for Divorcing Parents

Jill Greenstein is a psychologist who works at the Putnam Valley Elementary School located about 50 miles northwest of New York City. Her work with the students at the school has involved a group called Banana Splits.
Mrs. Greenstein says, “Banana Splits groups are for children who are experiencing a loss of family cohesiveness through separation [...]

Marital Misconduct: Does It Count?

by Laura Johnson
Even though your state may be a no-fault divorce state, it doesn’t mean that you or your spouse won’t have to answer in some way for any misbehavior during the marriage. It’s what divorce lawyers and courts refer to as marital misconduct and, in certain states, can effect the outcome of the division [...]

Marital Torts, The New Way to Handle Fault in a Divorce?

by Laura Johnson
According to a legal dictionary, a tort is a private or civil wrong or injury that results “from a breach of a legal duty that exists by society’s expectations regarding interpersonal conduct, rather than by a contract or other private relationship.”
Every lawsuit has something called elements that must be present to sustain a [...]

Beyonce, Jay Z filed marriage license

A village clerk says a marriage license for Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z, dated April 4 and signed by the person who officiated at the wedding, is being filed with the state.
The license was received by mail last Friday, says Scarsdale Clerk Donna Conkling. She would not say who officiated.
The celebrities and their representatives had refused [...]

Celebrity Divorce Stats

Celebrity Divorce Stats Shortest Celebrity Marriages
Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander. Lasted for 55 hours.
Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra. Lasted for 9 days in November 1998.
Mario Lopez married Ali Landry on 24 April 2004; two weeks later she had the marriage annulled.
Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas, from 20 March to 28 April 1994.
Rick Rockwell and [...]