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In China, marital strife seems to be on the rise as the annual divorce rate has doubled from last decade to 3.8 million couples. According to researchers at Peking University, 20% of men and women are unfaithful in their marriages—a number that has elevated in the last 30 years. Some economists attribute the change to […]

Three years after TV reality star Khloe Kardashian first filed for divorce, a Los Angeles judge has approved the dissolution of her marriage with former NBA player Lamar Odom. Although the decision was released last Friday, the court document states the couple’s marriage will be legally dissolved December 17, along with their joint company, Khlomar. […]

Many people have heard the statistic that in the United States, one in every two married couples will eventually get divorced. Contrary to the popular belief that millennials have the highest divorce rates, the root of the increase in divorce rates comes from the baby boomer generation as they reach retiring age. “Silver divorces”—or divorces […]

In the state of New Jersey, it may not be required that a person seeking a divorce get the approval or even a response from their spouse. The resulting divorce proceedings are called a “divorce by default.” For the divorce by default to continue, the plaintiff, otherwise understood as the person who filed for divorce, […]

There are four major forms that are used in the beginning steps of a divorce that determine the type and reason for the dissolution. Court form 1A refers to a “no-fault” divorce in which the couple has not lived together for a minimum of 18 months before filing. Court form 1D refers to another type […]

With divorce affecting nearly half of all married couples by 2016, old unions that share nearly adult children will need to discuss how their divorce will affect their child’s financial aid. The co-founders of College Benefit Research Group (CBRG), Steven Sirot and David Slater, assert that “assets that are agreed to be used to pay […]

Domestic Violence is the criminal offense of being violent or threatening violence against a family member or housemate, any former or current romantic partner, or the co-parent of the offender’s child. Two types of arrests occur in conjunction with the offense of domestic violence. The first, a mandatory arrest, is a required arrest in the […]

Chris Rock is now single after filing for divorce at a New Jersey courthouse. After 20 years of marriage, Chris and estranged wife Malaak both made a court appearance on Monday, August 22 before a judge and finalized their divorce. The couple married in 1996 and have 2 children, ages 12 and 14. It is also reported that there’s a […]

In the recently-released Two Homes, One Childhood: A Parenting Plan to Last a Lifetime, psychologist Dr. Robert Emery discusses the intricacies of raising children in separated households. Dr. Emery has over 35 years of experience in studying child psychology and how it is affected by divorce. In Two Homes, One Childhood, Emery discusses the immense […]

Though Khloe Kardashian called off her divorce with Lamar Odom in October, she recently filed for divorce a second time. Once again, the reason cited for divorce was “irreconcilable differences.” Kardashian originally filed for divorce in 2013. In the newest filing for divorce, the reality TV star wishes to end spousal support and wants to […]