According to CBS News, divorce rates are higher among married couples when women are the household’s financial breadwinners. CBS cited statistics by the Pew Research Center, which indicate that women are now the breadwinners in 40 percent of American households, compared with just 11 percent back in 1960. The network reported that a study recently found that the divorce rate …
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Get Help NowMaster P’s Wife Files for Divorce
According to the gossip site TMZ, rapper Master P’s wife Sonya Miller has filed for divorce after 24 years of marriage. Master P, whose real name is Percy Miller, is not only a well known rapper, he is the owner and founder of No Limit Records, Bout It Inc., No Limit Clothing, No Limit Communications, No Limit Films, No Limit …
Secret Credit Card Spending Contributes to Divorce
The Huffington Post had an interesting story last week indicating that a survey discovered that secret credit card spending played a part in many couples’s divorces. According to the HuffPost, a survey done by an online marketing company discovered that 1 in 10 people admit that hidden credit card purchases played a role in their separation or divorce. The poll …
KGG Attorneys Achieve Favorable Resolution in Parental Alienation Case
The attorneys at the law firm of Kantrowitz, Goldhamer & Graifman, P.C. recently achieved a victory for our client, a father of three children, engaged in a long-term child custody battle regarding parental alienation. Our client had been subjected to heinous and false charges by the mother of his children over a 10-year period, including false allegations of sexual and physical …
Divorce Can Impact Financial Aid For Students
CBS News had an interesting story last week focusing on the divorce and its impact on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which is required to get a college loans. In the report, CBS said that there were a few things you should look out for if your parents are divorcing and you are collecting financial aid: …
Bethenny Frankel Divorce Case Heats Up Child Custody Battle
Realty television star and talk show host Bethenny Frankel was in a Manhattan courthouse earlier this month for divorce proceedings. Frankel is in the process of divorcing her estranged husband Jason Hoppy, who she separated from in January. Radar Online reported that the former couple is fighting over custody of their three-year-old daughter Bryn, with the case headed for trial, …
Clint Eastwood’s Wife Files For Legal Separation
According to the Associated Press, Clint Eastwood’s second wife filed for legal separation last week from the movie star. The AP reported that Dina Eastwood filed a petition to separate from Clint in the Monterey County Superior Court in California. In her petition, she is seeking spousal support and physical custody of the couple’s 16-year-old daughter Morgan. The AP reported …
Divorce Rate Tied to More Men Living Alone
A recent Huffington Post article, using information provided by the U.S. Census, shows that more American men are living alone than ever before, possibly due to divorce. According to the HuffPost, Census data shows that the number of men between the ages of ages of 15 and 64, who are the head of a one-person household, has risen since 1970. …
Vincent Cassel and Monica Belluci Separate, Plan Divorce
According to USA Today, actors Monica Belluci and Vincent Cassel have separated and plan to divorce after 14 years of marriage. Cassel’s representatives confirmed the 46-year-old actor and his wife are separating by “mutual agreement”, according to USA Today. Cassel, who has starred in Black Swan, Ocean’s Twelve and Eastern Promises, and Bellucci, who has starred in The Passion of …
Ethan Hawke Discusses Divorce From Uma Thurman
Actor Ethan Hawke recently opened up to the Elle magazine about his divorce from actress Uma Thurman after their six-year marriage. The actor told the Elle that he married Thurman at too young of age—27. “Success when you’re young is really overwhelming. The world felt out of control. And I wanted to stop it from spinning so fast. I thought …