Summer is for weddings, not divorces. But because approximately 10 percent of marriages fail during the first five years and 25 percent don't make it to their 10th anniversary (according to the U.S. Census Bureau), couples should be proactive and do some financial planning in case married life...

Most divorce agreements require that one divorced spouse, usually the one paying child support or alimony, maintain a certain amount of life insurance on themselves to protect the financial future of their ex should they die before their financial obligations terminate. But like many provisions, such as dividing retirement funds...

Robin Givens and Syetozar Marinkovic: one day.
Zsa Zsa Gabor and Felipe de Alba: one day.
Britney Spears and Jason Alexander: 55 hours.
Dennis Hopper and Michelle Phillips: eight days.
Cher and Gregg Allman: nine days.
Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra: nine days.
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Regardless of where you live, the winter holidays bring about an aura of change. Change of climate, change of year, and and for those who were divorced in the current year, change of status. So don't forget to consider your filing status as you get closer to submitting your taxes...

In American culture, assuming your new husband's family name when you get married is an exciting rite of passage. It's something many women longed for as young girls--creatively covering notebooks with signatures, adding the surname of the latest crush. When you sign your new legal name for the first time,...

As she stood at the mailbox, Suzanne's face went pale when she saw the return address: Department of the United States Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Official Business. A chill traveled down her spine, a feeling that reminded her of the day she stood in front of the judge as he...

64 years old, unemployed and closing the book on a 26 year marriage, Beverly needed to make sure that she had explored all of her financial options. She was coming in out of the dark, because during the entire time she had been married, she had never closely managed her...