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The divorce rates among the baby boomer generation are currently on the rise with couples over the age of 50. According to recent research at Bowling Green State University, the figure of married couples over the age of 50 that are getting divorced is now one in four. According to 5 News Online, in 1990, […]

David Arquette has now filed divorce papers in order to end the marriage with his estranged wife, Courteney Cox. Arquette cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason that their 13 year marriage will be coming to an end. The 40-year-old actor has not asked for child or spousal support, but has asked for joint legal custody. […]

NFL star, Troy Aikman, is now coming through with the divorce settlement that was made with his ex-wife when they divorced last year. The couple quietly divorced last April after almost 10 years of marriage together. It was seen in legal documents that Aikman paid his ex-wife nearly $1.75 million to settle the marriage property […]

Former NBA player, Dennis Rodman has now been sentenced after being found guilty on four counts  of contempt for failure to pay child support. He has been sentenced to 104 hours of community service and has also been placed on three years of unofficial probation in order to make sure that he continues to pay […]

Supermodel, Linda Evangelista has now settled a child custody case with the father of her child, french billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault. According to ABC News online, Monday’s court session adjourned after only 20 minutes and both sides are expected to be back in court today. News sources have stated that the two parties reached an agreement […]

A man from Knoxville has recently gone to court in order to ask for help because he has been unable to make child support payments for his 30 children. The man works for minimum wage in Tennessee and now has 30 children by 11 different women. He has asked the court to change his child […]

A recent survey was done by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and found that the number of mothers that are paying child support and alimony payments is increasing. Nearly 56 percent of the top attorneys in the nation have stated that there has been an increase in the number of mothers that make child […]

New data suggests that nearly 79 percent of all couples that separate will eventually be divorced. A researcher from Ohio State University presenting at the Population Association of America, stated that “Separation is very common and is more common than immediate divorce. Most separations last one year or less, but a few drag on a […]

Singer Usher Raymond and ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, are currently in the middle of a child custody battle that a judge has recently sent to mediation. The couple entered a Fulton County Courtroom this morning where a judge told them to take time today and try to hash out a private mediation agreement. They were asked […]

A national study on law enforcement officials shows that there has been an increase in the number of domestic violence reports because of the slow economy. The objective of the study was to determine how the conditions in the current economy affect how law enforcement officials do their jobs. The study asked 200 law enforcement […]