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Study proves people lean on friends and family most during divorce

Posted on August 30th, 2010 No Comments

According to a survey conducted by GFK Roper and commissioned by Divorce360.com, people going through a divorce are more likely to turn to family and friends than professionals or other advisors.  The study polled 1,500 divorced Americans. 60 percent of people said they turned to either family or friends when they needed help through their [...]

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‘Frasier’ star’s wife asks for $71.5 million in divorce

Posted on August 19th, 2010 No Comments

55-year old former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and his third wife, 41-year old Camille Donatacci, announced their plan to divorce in July.  Now, Donatacci is asking for over half of Gammer’s $119 million fortune. In the couple’s divorce filing, Donatacci demands $71.5 million.  Reports did not indicate what would happen to the couple’s shared property [...]

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Study Shows Blue-Collar Workers Hit Hardest By Divorce

Posted on December 18th, 2009 No Comments

A recent study has shown that individuals in blue-collar industries have been hit especially hard by the recession, and divorce rates among this demographic have risen significantly in recent months. Job losses have hit men the hardest, accounting for nearly 75% of the total unemployment claims. Where nearly 5% of college-educated men reported layoffs and [...]

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Boy goes missing during custody battle

Posted on December 9th, 2009 No Comments

A 3-year-old boy from Florida went missing two weekends ago in the midst of a custody battle. The boys mother pleaded tearfully for people to pray she gets her son back. She is concerned that the boy's father fled with the toddler by boat. Dec. 1, the toddlers father has a court supervised visit with [...]

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Census Bureau: Only Half of Single Parents Getting Child Support They’re Owed

Posted on November 9th, 2009 No Comments

According to a new report compiled and released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Health and Human Services, only about half of the nation's custodial parents are receiving the full amount of child support payments which they're owed. The report found that 46.8% of single parents owed child support received the full [...]

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Florida Education Commissioner: Education Begins at Home

Posted on October 29th, 2009 1 Comment

Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith has submitted what he calls a "very conservative" budget to the state, totalling $1.4 billion.  According to Smith, he wants to put a bigger emphasis on the importance of education beginning at home in the family.  Smith says that he wants families to take PTA board meetings as seriously as [...]

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Florida Woman’s Case Highlights Alimony Debate

Posted on October 26th, 2009 No Comments

The story of a Florida woman whose ex-husband is asking for $2,500 in monthly support payments is being used to highlight the debate over whether or not women should be expected to make alimony payments to their former spouses.  The woman is quick to point out that she is not opposed to women paying alimony, [...]

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Childless Man Finally Freed of Child Support

Posted on August 12th, 2009 4 Comments

A Georgia man has been paying child support since 1986. In 2000, a DNA test showed that the child was not his, but he was ordered to continue payments to total $16,000. The man was arrested and jailed for 13 months after losing his job and being unable to make payments. Recently, however, the Office [...]

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Separation or Divorce?

Posted on August 4th, 2009 2 Comments

When trying to get a divorce, you may find yourself ordered to try separation first. Separation, much like divorce, involves the couple living in different residences and often comes with a separation agreement. In the agreement, issues that would be taken care of in a divorce are discussed. This way if a divorce is still [...]

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Marriage, Divorce and Health

Posted on July 28th, 2009 3 Comments

There has been a great deal of research into most aspects of marriage and divorce. One of those aspects is the health of the parties involved. Research has shown for some time that marriage can have health benefits for both men and women. A new study however, has shown the effect of divorce on health. [...]

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