Divorce

Although Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced their divorce less than one week ago, entertainment and media outlets in Georgia and throughout the country have already begun to speculate on the reason for the split. One common theory is that jealousy and...

In what has become a public divorce case between the chief executive officer of Credit Suisse Group AG and his ex-wife, millionaire Brady Dougan was recently ordered to pay his wife over $750,000 in interest for a late divorce settlement payment. He was late on the...

Three or so years in to the economic recession, there are very few people who have not been affected by the high unemployment rate, damaged housing market, and falling home prices. Although unemployment has slowly declined in Georgia and many parts of the country, the...

A recent Boston College survey of 1,000 fathers showed, among other things, that many working fathers would be willing to give up their career to stay at home with their children if finances permitted. The study-entitled "The New Dad: Caring, Committed and...

A recent article in Forbes imparted a bit of advice to couples soon to be married: before you get married, get your finances in order and plan for potential pitfalls in the event of divorce.While such advice is not the romantic thing to hear for couples who are...

A new study conducted by a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison confirms the well known fact that divorce can be hard on kids socially, academically, and emotionally.Among the study's findings were that children whose parents divorce have worse math...

Want another reason to hate rush hour traffic? Here it is. According to a new study, long commutes to work may increase the likelihood that your marriage will end up in divorce.The study that came to that conclusion was performed in Sweden, where scientists examined...

Surrounding oneself with supportive people is the secret to success in many areas of life. And it is no different with divorce.In divorce, there are a variety of things that need to take place to ensure that the transition goes smoothly and with as little damage as...

In our previous post, we began discussing the difficulty cohabiting couples have in the event of separation, not only emotionally and socially, but also financially.Cohabitation agreements are one useful tool for avoiding some of the difficulties associated with...

The common assumption about cohabiting is that it is a convenient way of testing-driving a relationship prior to marriage or a way to avoid legal entanglements in case the relationship fails. But increasingly, these assumptions are proving to be untrue.Many counselors...