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UK's Hottest Holiday Gift: Divorce Voucher

Inquiries for London law firm's coupons are pouring in

(Newser) - Debating whether to give a holiday gift to your cheating spouse? Try a divorce voucher—they’re all the rage in London. A law firm is offering discounted vouchers for divorce advice, just in time for the merriest of all seasons, and so far, they’re selling quite well. “...

Elin Heads to Sweden for Holidays —Without Tiger

Woods to hang with guy pals, somewhere safe from media

(Newser) - Tiger Woods' wife is heading to Sweden with the kids for the holidays, but the humiliated champ is staying behind to hang with pals, according to sources. "He's talking about going away with two or three of his friends, just the boys," a buddy tells the New York ...

Jenny Sanford Files for Divorce
 Jenny Sanford  
 Files for Divorce 
SURPRISE, SURPRISE
Dec 11, 2009 9:39 AM CST

Jenny Sanford Files for Divorce

She says attempts at reconciliation were 'unsuccessful'

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford is divorcing her philandering husband. “I know it will soon become known so I choose to release this brief notice,” South Carolina's first lady says in a statement obtained by the State . “I am now filing for divorce. This came after many unsuccessful efforts at...

To Protect Marriage, Ban Divorce
To Protect Marriage,
Ban Divorce
Dec 2, 2009 1:54 PM CST

To Protect Marriage, Ban Divorce

Calif. man thinks straight people should give up rights, too

(Newser) - If the whole point of banning gay marriage in California was to protect “traditional” marriage, shouldn’t voters go a step further and outlaw divorce, the No. 1 threat to domestic bliss? John Marcotte thinks so, and to that end the happily married—Catholic—father of two and ardent...

Single-Sex Schools 'Bad for Boys'

Men educated in all-male schools likelier to divorce

(Newser) - Boys taught in all-male schools grow up befuddled by the opposite sex and are likelier to end up divorced and depressed by their 40s, according to new research. The British study, which tracked 17,000 adults who had attended a wide range of single-sex institutions, found no corresponding increase in...

Military Divorce Rate Climbs Again
 Military Divorce Rate 
 Climbs Again 
the war at home
Nov 27, 2009 3:45 PM CST

Military Divorce Rate Climbs Again

Stress of war, deployments takes toll at home

(Newser) - The divorce rate in the armed forces increased slightly again in the past year as military marriages continued to bear the stress of the nation's ninth year at war. In the 2009 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, there were an estimated 27,312 divorces among the nearly 765,000...

Berlusconi Wife Seeks $64M-a-Year Divorce

Veronica vows to 'make things messy' if demands not met

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi's string of sex scandals may leave him saddled with one of the most expensive divorce settlements in human history. His estranged wife, Veronica Lario—who announced she was leaving the "ridiculous" Italian leader earlier this year after his bimbo eruptions—is seeking a divorce settlement of $5....

Paris Divorce Fair Thrives on Breakups

Get legal advice and plastic surgery for life's next phase

(Newser) - The annual Paris Marriage Fair has spawned a modern offspring—a Divorce Fair. “Divorce has lost its stigma,” says its organizer; nearly 50% of French marriages, including two of Nicolas Sarkozy's, don't last. Booths at the fair offered services from divorce lawyers, tarot card readers, self-esteem coaches, and...

Dodgers Owners Headed for Ugly Divorce

Jamie McCourt says Frank had no right to fire her as team CEO

(Newser) - This could get messier than the Los Angeles Dodgers’ playoff elimination against Philadelphia: Jamie McCourt, wife of Los Angeles owner Frank McCourt filed for divorce today, charging that they are in fact co-owners, and that Frank had no right to fire her last week as the team’s chief executive....

Younger, Smarter Wife = Bliss
 Younger, Smarter Wife = Bliss 
Oct 27, 2009 4:24 AM CDT

Younger, Smarter Wife = Bliss

(Newser) - Researchers have discovered the secret of a happy marriage—at least for the husband: a younger, smarter wife. Such marriages are likely to last, particularly when neither spouse has been previously divorced. Marriages involving women at least five years younger than a husband and with a higher educational level fared...

Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer
Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer
parents of the year
Oct 23, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

Jon Returns Cash, But Kate Doesn't: Lawyer

Kate will faces contempt for declining to account for $55,000

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin has returned enough of the $180,000 he withdrew from a family bank account to avoid being held in contempt of court, his lawyer says. Instead, his estranged wife may end up in contempt: The court also ordered Kate Gosselin to account for $55,000 she took from...

Men More Likely to Abandon Sick Partners

Seven times as many women stay when serious illness strikes

(Newser) - Relationships fail seven times more often when illness strikes the female partner than when it strikes the man. Researchers don't know why, but theories abound: “There is an immediate shift in a relationship when an illness is diagnosed,” a counselor tells the Times of London. Gender roles change...

Jon Must Pay Back $180K to Joint Account

Reality TV dad has 2 weeks to return cash

(Newser) - Jon Gosselin must return $180,000 to the bank account he shares with estranged wife Kate, a judge ruled today. The sum is part of a $232,000 withdrawal that Kate claims Jon made in violation of a divorce arbitrator’s orders, reports People. Jon has to pay up by...

Jon, Kate Will Go to Arbitration Over Cash Dispute
Jon, Kate Will Go to Arbitration Over Cash Dispute
family circus
Oct 12, 2009 3:38 PM CDT

Jon, Kate Will Go to Arbitration Over Cash Dispute

Mercurial couple may avoid emergency hearing over inappropriate withdrawals

(Newser) - Jon and Kate Gosselin may avoid an emergency hearing over disputed withdrawals from their joint bank account: The two will meet with a court-appointed arbitrator tomorrow in hopes of resolving the dispute privately. Kate filed court papers requesting the emergency hearing over Jon's $230,000 withdrawal; Jon has shot back...

Kate Wants Spousal, Child Support from Jon

Kids are 'acting out' as Gosselin split turns even uglier

(Newser) - After making nice for a day while their twins turned 9, the Gosselins are back in the ring, with Kate filing court papers demanding child support and temporary spousal support. "She needs relief in light of the draining of substantial marital assets," namely Jon's withdrawal of $230,000...

Elizabeth Edwards Ready to Divorce: Tab

John Edwards may have fathered Rielle Hunter's baby, but it's those other women...

(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards is ready to divorce John and air all his dirty laundry in court, sources tell the National Enquirer—a tabloid that's been surprisingly accurate when it comes to the Edwards scandal. Elizabeth’s breaking point by way of former aide Andrew Young’s upcoming tell-all: “What really...

Facebook Divorce Rule No. 1: Don't Overshare
Facebook Divorce Rule No. 1: Don't Overshare
ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2009 12:01 PM CDT

Facebook Divorce Rule No. 1: Don't Overshare

Divorcee, beware. His lawyer might be reading those posts

(Newser) - Like many things, the etiquette for dealing with marital troubles on Facebook isn’t exactly covered in the Terms of Service. And like any other Facebook action, Amanda Fortini writes, users would do well to think before they type. When a recently separated woman posted a status update reading “...

Parents' Scandal Darkens Oudin's Run
 Parents' Scandal 
 Darkens Oudin's Run 
OPINION
Sep 10, 2009 9:02 AM CDT

Parents' Scandal Darkens Oudin's Run

Leslie Oudin accused of affair with Melanie's coach

(Newser) - Tennis phenom Melanie Oudin ended her storied run at the US Open last night, and mere hours later the dark clouds of scandal swirled over her moment in the sun, Bill Dwyre writes in the Los Angeles Times, as Sports Illustrated reported that mom Leslie had an affair with her...

I Despise Kate: Jon


 I Despise Kate: Jon 


Sep 8, 2009 11:28 AM CDT

I Despise Kate: Jon

Says he didn't leave her for girlfriend

(Newser) - In a Good Morning America interview today, Jon Gosselin didn't hide his feelings about estranged wife Kate. "I can't sit on the sofa with that woman," he said, explaining that their segments of Jon & Kate Plus 8 are filmed separately. "I despise (her) because she's not...

Jon, Kate Inch Closer to Divorce

Disputed money in trust for kids

(Newser) - Jon and Kate Gosselin are closer to each being minus a spouse. The reality TV pair has sorted out a money issue that was holding up their divorce, the New York Post reports. In June, Jon claimed Kate was hiding $80,000 in a secret trust. Turns out she was,...

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