Divorce With Respect
We read about celebrity breakups and divorces in the news all the time. Every week, there seems to be another couple breaking up and the stories are full of rumors, speculations and specific details about a split. So-called experts might even weigh in. It can feel...
By the time a couple has decided to get a divorce, it is very likely that they have done everything they can do to try and repair a marriage. Many people try counseling or trial separations before a divorce in an attempt to identify and fix issues that may be putting...
Couples who are getting married often consider how they can protect themselves in the event that their marriage does not last. Although this may not be the most romantic thing to think about before a wedding, planning for the future can be a very beneficial move. Too...
Getting divorced can undoubtedly be an emotionally devastating experience. It can also take a serious financial toll on spouses, which may come as an unwelcome surprise. Many California families are supported by a single income; but when couples get divorced, that...
Divorce is not just a difficult situation that adults deal with. Children are also significantly affected when their moms and dads break up. Often, kids may not understand what is going on or they may think they did something to cause the divorce. They can have...
Welcome back to our discussion on the booming divorce rate among the baby boomer generation. As we began discussing in the last post, the divorce rate for people age 50 and older has doubled over the past 20 years. A researcher at Bowling Green State University...
Baby boomers have been setting trends their entire lives. Most recently, the group has inspired what's being called the "gray divorce" movement. Essentially, as the baby boomer generation entered their 50s, the divorce rate for the 50-and-older crowd skyrocketed....
If you are like many Americans, you have been tuning in to the Winter Olympics coverage and rooting for the athletes wearing red, white and blue. Part of the reason it is so easy to get behind the U.S. athletes is because of the touching back-stories that are often...
Could it be more than coincidence that Valentine's Day falls right in the middle of the busiest time of the year for divorce lawyers? Valentine's Day is a time when emotions toward significant others run high -- both positive and negative ones. For that reason, while...
Laura Wasser is a California attorney who is famous for helping high-profile celebrities end their marriages. While celebrity divorce is most known for its tumultuous splits, Wasser is known for telling her clients that it doesn't have to be that way. In her recent...
