In a recent Huffington Post blog, superwoman/blogger Lizzy Smith took aim at the 10 best things about divorce. Smith is an interesting person to speak on the subject because hers came at one of the toughest times of her life. She’d been diagnosed with multiple myeloma while dealing with an…
Social data is a phenomenon that has only been around for about 10 to 15 years, but what we can already tell from it is rather fascinating (or scary, depending on your viewpoint). Take the rate with which people file for divorce or change their relationship status. Recently, Adrien Friggeri…
A new study reported by the Huffington Post has revealed that more than one in three Americans fear ending up alone in spite of the fact that most have been/are in committed relationships. The survey was conducted among 2,000 participants and was conducted jointly by TODAY and AOL. In it,…
Responding to a recent article by Pamela White, entitled “Defending Divorce,” self-professed “liberal, card-carrying Democrat” Michele Weiner-Davis has taken issue with the idea that the decision to file for divorce should be made easier on couples. In the piece, published first on Weiner-Davis’ “Divorce Busting” blog, the author argues that…
If you’ve decided to file for divorce, or maybe you’re going through one right now through no preference of your own, then there will be many financial questions arise as to how certain things will be affected moving forward. In a recent article for MarketWatch, columnist Robert Powell took aim…
Recently, the website Priceonomics dusted off a 10-year-old study on the effects of a wife as contributor to the household income and how that correlates to the likelihood of filing divorce papers. According to the website, the study, which examined Swedish marriage data, found that divorce risks increased as wives…
A new study first reported by MarketWatch points out an interesting result regarding the credit scores of individuals who file for divorce. They actually go up! While this may seem counterintuitive considering the high cost of many divorces — filing divorce forms with an attorney, for instance, can cost more…
Canadian couples are more likely to file for divorce over finances than infidelity, according to a new online survey from the Bank of Montreal. In the findings — taken from a sample of 1,001 Canadian citizens aged 18 and up — pollsters determined that 68 percent would file divorce papers…
All states are now on the no-fault irretrievably broken bandwagon, and for good reason. It turns out the good ol’ days actually were not so good. The last state to make the change was New York in 2010. The old fault-based grounds for divorce made a party seeking a divorce…
Valentine’s Day arrives this week, and while that means dating, gifts, and chocolate for many couples, people who’ve recently dealt with the divorce papers don’t have it so easy. Days like this that highlight and celebrate successful relationships only seem to exacerbate the pain and raw emotion of a broken…