http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/divorce/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:07:42 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417631/posts Housing Crash Leads to a Falloff in Divorces EDITED BY NIKKI WALLER The divorce rate in the U.S. fell 4% last year, according to a report released last week by the National Marriage Project. The news might cheer family advocates, but the lousy housing market is probably the cause, as couples with depreciated home values wait to split until the market rebounds. Right now, home values are down substantially. According to Moody's Economy.com, 31.8% of owners with a first mortgage currently owe more than their house is worth. Couples who decide to get divorced are splitting liabilities instead of assets.... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417631/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:07:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417042/posts After 24 years of marriage to Darby Tara Hickson, Karl Rove – former senior adviser to President George W. Bush – has been granted a divorce in Texas. Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417042/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:37:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417027/posts Rove granted divorce in Texas By: Mike Allen December 29, 2009 11:27 AM EST Karl Rove, former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, has been granted a divorce in Texas after 24 years of marriage, a family spokesperson said. Dana Perino, the spokesperson, said: “Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, were granted a divorce last week. The couple came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship. There will be no further comment and the family requests that its privacy be respected.” The Roves were married in January 1986. A family... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417027/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:15:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417007/posts A 50-year-old man from Jerusalem has been granted a divorce for the 11th time, a new Israeli record for Jews according to a Rabbinical court. He told the court he usually divorced his wives every two years and looked for a new bride immediately after. The man said he regretted his first divorce as it had begun a never-ending search for the next "experience". His newest ex-wife said that since they married he had not worked and had lived off her income, amassing large debts. The previous Jewish Israeli record for divorces by one person was seven. BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417007/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:45:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412580/posts The social networking site, which connects old friends and allows users to make new ones online, is being blamed for an increasing number of marital breakdowns. Divorce lawyers claim the explosion in the popularity of websites such as Facebook and Bebo is tempting to people to cheat on their partners. Suspicious spouses have also used the websites to find evidence of flirting and even affairs which have led to divorce. One law firm, which specialises in divorce, claimed almost one in five petitions they processed cited Facebook. Mark Keenan, Managing Director of Divorce-Online said: "I had heard from my staff... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412580/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:42:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412543/posts "She wants 100 percent divorce, 100 percent custody of the children, and half of everything. And she won't be changing her mind," a confidant of the Swedish stunner told the British tab[loid News of the World]. The hard-line stance stems from Woods' refusal to seek help for his twin addictions to sex and pills, the paper reported. ... Back Porch Fanhouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412543/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:02:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409834/posts Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, will seek a divorce from the world's No. 1 golfer, ABCNews.com is reporting. A source close to Nordegren told the website Wednesday that a "divorce is 100% on." Woods and his wife have been married for five years and have a 2-year-old daughter and a 10-month-old son. The report comes nearly three weeks after Woods crashed his sport-utility vehicle into a tree outside his Florida home, setting in motion a whirlwind of bad news. Woods has not been seen in public since the Nov. 27 accident. Moving vans were seen outside his home Wednesday, and... L.A. Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409834/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:13:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408816/posts Elin Nordegren may soon be getting something from her husband's scandal. Tiger Woods' wife is reportedly "very close" to signing a deal of her own with athletics shoes and sportswear company Puma, the competitor of the golfer's sponsor Nike. AHN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408816/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:15:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408734/posts Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal. Just like so many of his 64 victories worldwide and 12 majors dating to 2000, it wasn't much of a contest. Woods received 56 of the 142 votes cast by AP member editors. More than half of the ballots were returned after his Nov. 27 car accident which set off the sensational tales of infidelity that have tarnished Woods' image. Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor who won the Tour de... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408734/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:26:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408392/posts Tiger Woods’ devastated wife has called in California’s top celebrity divorce lawyer, say her friends. And Elin Nordegren – rocked by her husband’s string of alleged affairs – could get half the £337.5million he has earned in the five years they have been married. The 29-year-old Swedish model, seen out in Florida yesterday minus her wedding ring, is believed to be meeting celebrity lawyer Sorrell Trope next week. Trope, 82, a partner in Californian law firm Trope and Trope, has represented big-name stars including Cary Grant, Nicole Kidman, Nicolas Cage and Britney Spears in a 60-year career. And in another... The Daily Mirror (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408392/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:23:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405538/posts CHARLESTON, S.C. – South Carolina's first lady, a former Wall Street vice president who helped launch her husband's political career, filed for divorce Friday more than five months after his tearful public confession of an affair with an Argentine woman. "This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family," Jenny Sanford said in a statement. The divorce complaint was filed in Charleston County Family Court. In a statement, the governor blamed himself and said he and Jenny will "work earnestly to be the best mom... Yahoo/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405538/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:59:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405551/posts Sanford’s Wife Files for Divorce ROBBIE BROWN December 11, 2009 Jenny Sanford on Friday filed for divorce from her husband, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, who confessed in June to an affair with a woman in Argentina. “As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process,” Ms. Sanford said in a statement. “Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples. Indeed, I know it will soon become known, so I choose to release this brief... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405551/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:20:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405437/posts Jenny Sanford announced today that she will file for divorce from embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who admitted in June to an affair with a longtime lover in Argentina. "I am now filing for divorce," she said in a statement. "This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family." Sanford moved out of the South Carolina governor's mansion with the couple's four children in August. "I remain thankful to so many across this state and nation for their words of encouragement and prayers during... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405437/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:05:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405341/posts Leader Abdul Rahman Hamed states: “’The law of unconditional divorce has become a sword hanging over men’s heads’” per “Egypt men slam giving women right to divorce” at http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/12/09/93654.html Zenithmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405341/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:05:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397189/posts SACRAMENTO — Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way. In a movement that seems ripped from the pages of Comedy Channel writers, John Marcotte wants to put a measure on the ballot next year to ban divorce in California. The effort is meant to be a satirical statement after California voters outlawed gay marriage in 2008, largely on the argument that a ban is needed to protect the sanctity of traditional marriage. If that's the case, then Marcotte reasons voters should have no problem banning divorce. AP via CoCo Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397189/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:58:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390693/posts More than one in three children never see their father again after their parents split up, research into family breakdown shows. And nearly one in ten is so traumatised by the separation that they have considered suicide. Children are often used as ‘emotional footballs’ and left feeling ‘used, isolated and alone’, with many turning to drink, drugs and truanting. Sandra Davis, head of family law at Mishcon de Reya, which carried out the survey of more than 4,000 people, said: ‘This research highlights that despite their best intentions, parents are often using their children as emotional footballs. ‘They can be... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390693/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389331/posts Baltimore, Md., Nov 18, 2009 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- On the final day of their annual meeting, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published a  pastoral letter on marriage titled “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan,” which restates and clarifies the Church's teachings to empower those seeking to defend marriage against the cultural currents of cohabitation, contraception, divorce and same sex unions. “Thank goodness this is out there, clearly stated, with ample documentation and very reasonably put forward,” Baltimore's Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien told the Baltimore Sun. “I think it's going to be a very positive... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2389331/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:41:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385728/posts A California man wants divorce outlawed. John Marcotte has filed for a ballot initiative to protect traditional marriage in the state of California as an extension of the work related to Proposition 8, the voter-approved constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. In essence, Marcotte's project would legally ban divorce. "Marriage is an important and sacred institution, and I'm just trying to safeguard it in really the most direct way possible," he states. He says he needs the help of California's registered voters in acquiring "700,000 valid signatures, which likely translates into 1,000,000 [signatures] total."... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385728/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:10:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382489/posts In Massachusetts, marriage really still does mean until death do you part -- even after divorce. The Supreme Judicial Court today rejected a push to stop most alimony payments when someone reaches retirement age. The decision, which came in the divorce case of a former federal magistrate and state judge, noted that alimony payments can be lowered or, in some cases, cut off to reflect a person's actual income after retirement. www.boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382489/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:00:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377648/posts HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)—CBS sportscaster Jim Nantz must pay $916,000 yearly in alimony and child support to his ex-wife and give up their Connecticut home under terms of a newly issued divorce decree. The ruling, made Monday in Bridgeport Superior Court, dissolves the 26-year marriage of Nantz and Ann-Lorraine “Lorrie” Carlsen Nantz. It comes after both testified about the breakdown of their marriage; Judge Howard Owens concluded neither was at fault. Nantz, described by Owens as “our nation’s most prominent sportscaster,” filed for divorce last year from his wife after years of marriage counseling, according to the decree. Although Nantz, 50,... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377648/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377522/posts Starbucks Sabbath Allie Winegar Duzett, November 3, 2009 In recent years, the American family has been falling apart. Divorce rates have skyrocketed, as have births outside of marriage; non-traditional families are on the way to becoming the norm in society. Brad Wilcox spoke of the “unprecedented family revolution” in America at a recent Heritage Foundation event, Religious Practice and the Family: What the Research Says. This family revolution, Wilcox argued, has “undercut marriage as a fundamental institution” in American society, which matters because religion and familial stability typically go hand in hand. As Wilcox pointed out, “couples who share a... Accuracy in Academia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377522/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:22:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375856/posts Sarah Palin's unwanted biographer, Joe McGinniss, doesn't buy rumors that she and her husband, Todd, may split -but if there is trouble in that marriage, he promises to find it. The author of "Fatal Vision" and "The Selling of the President" was outbid recently when he offered to pay $59,999 to dine with the former GOP vice presidential candidate at a charity auction. But that hasn't deterred him. He recently spent three weeks in Palin's town in Wasilla, Alaska. "I stopped by her house," says McGinniss, who brought along a copy of his 1980 book, "Going to Extremes," about his... New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375856/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375026/posts Michelle Marvin, ‘Palimony’ Figure, Dies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 30, 2009 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michelle Triola Marvin, who fought a landmark "palimony" case against her former lover, actor Lee Marvin, has died. She was 76. Family spokesman Bob Palmer says Marvin died Friday morning of lung cancer at the Malibu home she shared with actor Dick Van Dyke, her partner of 30 years. Marvin lived with Lee Marvin for six years and took his name. They broke up in 1970 and nine years later she sued for nearly $2 million, even though she had no alimony rights because the... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375026/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:06:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374809/posts A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show “harmful material” to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn’t file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography. arstarnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374809/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374355/posts No job? Less money? Divorce is off the budget Thu Oct 29, 11:52 am ET NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Financial woes often drive couples apart but the current recession seems to be having the opposite effect, with fewer couples able to afford the cost of a divorce. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) said more than half of the respondents to its latest survey among its 1,600 members had cited a drop in divorce filings during the current recession which has cut jobs, salaries and house prices. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374355/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:36:13 GMT