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Legislators in New Jersey have concluded a two-year overhaul to the state’s alimony laws. This comes after a storm of protest from numerous men and women in the state. According to an Joan Quigley of The Jersey Journal, the men and women advocating for change were the ones paying alimony to ex-spouses. Unfortunately, proponents of the proposed changes […]

Just as a divorcing couple will need to come to an agreement as to how their assets will be divided, they must also come to an agreement as to how their debt will be divided. While this process can be highly contentious, as it will likely have substantial impact on each partner’s future finances, an […]

Neil Young and wife, Pegi Young, have decided to pull the plug off their 36 years of marriage in a petition requesting for dissolution of marriage filed at their hometown of San Mateo, California. According to a report by Rolling Stone, the divorce papers were filed by Neil Young on July 29, and a hearing […]

After 17 years of marriage, former X Files star David Duchovny and The Naked Truth actress Tea Leoni are divorcing, an online report stated on Saturday, August 9. Divorce papers filed by the couple in June cited “an irretrievable breakdown of the relationship” as the cause of the split. Both Duchovny and Leoni will share […]

The future of Sherri Shepherd and her estranged husband’s unborn surrogate son remains uncertain as the two prepare for a legal fight regarding the child’s custody, according to a report by The Daily Mail on July 30. Before each of the couple filed for divorce in separate states, Shepherd’s ex Lamar Sally filed for legal separation […]

Celebrity Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon are divorcing for the second time, the New York Daily News reported on July 8. Anderson, 47, and Salomon, 46, first got married in October 2007 in a union that lasted only two months. Years later, in January of this year, they reunited. This marriage too was short-lived; only six […]

Celebrity couple Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez are finally divorced after a three-year separation, the New York Daily News reported on June 19. The court ruled Lopez will be the primary custodial parent for their twins, Emme and Max. Meanwhile, the divorce agreement requires Marc Anthony to have a nanny present while spending time with their […]

After marrying Courtland Roger in 2012, reality show star Jenelle Evans’ divorce was finally finalized, the Mail Online reported on June 10. The divorce of the 22-year-old mother was determined at a court in North Carolina. Evans, who is nine-months pregnant with her second child, made her divorce public on Twitter, stating that she feels very happy and […]

American Idol 5th season runner-up Katharine McPhee decided to end her marriage after six years with her husband Nick Cokas, a report by the Daily Mail revealed on May 22. According to the article, McPhee’s publicist stated that the couple continues to have a positive relationship, and they will remain friends despite their marriage dissolution. The publicist also said the couple wishes to maintain […]

A study of data collected from 2,717 older couples revealed the risk of divorce is higher when the wife, not the husband, becomes chronically ill, livescience reported on May 1. The study, which involved data on marriages over the course of 20 years, concluded that married couples whose wives suffered from serious illnesses were at higher risk […]