Newsflash: There’s life after divorce.
Posted in Divorce on Sep 29th, 2009
Hello out there!
With some big professional and personal hurdles coming up (including the Portland Marathon on the personal front), I’m on “blog-cation” for the next 10 days.
Bored in the meantime? Just see what comes up when you Google “divorce news”.
See ya’ in a bit! Adrienne
I’m just guessing about those two attributions in the header, although if you read the interview here, I’m betting you’ll agree with me.
The Huffington Post has this story about a couple who is in love and who made a decision to divorce because, for this rare pair, it’s actually financially beneficial to do so.
Following a series of incredibly costly medical issues, the couple is broke. They actually declared bankruptcy even before having to pay for her breast [...]
The article title: “Drunk Hubby Defecates In Cooking Pot.” This may be the most unusual reason for divorce I’ve heard; it competes with that of the German woman who divorce her husband because of his cleaning obsession. (The full story is here.)
I don’t know what Nigerian divorce laws are like, and–if the prolific email scams [...]
From the lovely Susan Carroll, and posted here, is another example of the terribly public and embarrassing things that can happen on Facebook.
Eek.
I remember when the “Dummies” book series first came out. I worked at a bookstore, and it did seem puzzling to me that consumers would be interested in a book whose title seemed to belittle their intelligence. However, now that the series has been out for over a decade, I do respect the authors’ ability [...]
Posted in Child Support, Divorce, Financial on Sep 9th, 2009
This story on the New York Post website claims that Jon and Kate Gosselin have made a “step forward” in their case. Considering that the story claims they’ll be finalizing the case at the end of the month, it sounds like they’ve made some significant progress in the case. (In Washington, this couple would need [...]
Posted in Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Offbeat on Sep 4th, 2009
On the lighter side…
I’ve posted previously about a UK attorney who encourages couples contemplating divorce to take dance lessons. Today’s news bring this story about “divorce tourism” in India. Yes, divorce tourism.
On one hand, the cynic in me says that a couple who is having problems may find the stresses of travel to exacerbate tensions. [...]
Posted in Divorce on Sep 4th, 2009
Cnn.com has this story about Nujood Ali, who has had life experiences beyond her years: Child bride at 10; child rape victim (by her much older husband); and now, at 12, a child divorcee.
Nujood lives in Yemen, where more than half of girls are married before the age of 18. The reason for marrying a [...]
Posted in Divorce on Sep 4th, 2009
Here, from the sunny locale of LA, is a story about divorce, infidelity, drug use and criminal prosecution in a matter where shareholders are demanding that Broadcom’s co-founder Henry Nicholas repay shareholders more than his net worth.
Nicholas and his former wife have over $1 billion in community property, which is likely the result of receiving [...]