Jill Brooke

For any single divorced mother hoping that her child will succeed despite the drawbacks of having to carve out a career while organizing grocery shopping, school work, penny pinching and getting enough sleep to combat exhaustion, may I present President Barack Obama as the poster boy for possibility.

After all,...

One night I was sick with the flu....I used to joke that I had the curse of competency in that I required very little and was happy to be a full time cheerleader, chef, social director and career girl who also brought home some bacon too.. But this night, coughing...

In her latest book, A Strange Stirring, historian Stephanie Coontz rewinds the tape to the 1960s, when Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique, and points her historical lens on this book, which many believed sparked the feminist movement which in turn caused divorce rates to spike. Did Betty...

Do affairs lead to divorce? Noel Biderman, the CEO of AshleyMadison.com, the web's premier site for wannabe adulterers, doesn't think so. With 8.5 million users and paying customers in over 10 countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia, England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand and Sweden, Biderman (a former sports...

It kind of boggles the mind that Camille Grammer, the soon to be ex-wife of Kelsey Grammer--the prolific and talented actor in such hits as Cheers and Frasier--can wave her manicured hand dismissively at a reported $40 million payout and say she wants more for the 14 years she was...

Raoul Felder has been called the "Duke of Divorce," and with good reason--he's known for duking it out in court for his clients. After 30 years as America's most famous divorce lawyer, representing such clients as Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Peter Cook, the wives of Patrick Ewing and writer Tom Clancy,...

It is no secret that divorces can derail into a real dog fight. But nowadays it's more likely that Fluffy or Rover could be part of a custody battle. "No way," you may laugh, thinking your ex is barking up the wrong tree? Well think again.

According to the...

You are not alone in thinking that divorce is a bizarre experience that can stir all sorts of passions--and lead to crimes (this one being the latest). For over a decade, I've researched the bizarre ways in which people push the limits of the law (and sometimes even...

Two families have been attacked and we have witnessed the crime scene.

Except it wasn't discussed as a crime in the New York Times but instead as a celebration of "love conquers all and forget the kids."

Last week, the New York Times 'Vows' section published the wedding...

With marriages feeling as disposable as Bic pens, one starts to wonder what keeps people together permanently so that "till death do us part" becomes more of a reality and not an unrealistic dream. This was a conversation that took place with a group of my girlfriends gathered together for...

I don't know why but I'm riveted by the fact that John Edwards was by his ex-wife's bedside.

Before Elizabeth Edwards died, did she say, "Promise not to marry Rielle Hunter?" pointing out that there is historical precedent to this request since Thomas Jefferson's wife asked her husband never...

It's one thing when you're flying solo--actually it can be fun--but not when it's your kid. Your heart suffers more turbulence than a plane caught in a Colorado snowstorm. But for divorced moms or dads, sending their little ones off alone on a plane to meet the other parent for...

Considering that custody agreements are written so that parents alternate every Thanksgiving, some divorced moms and dads will be without their kids and feeling adrift and alone. After all, not all divorces are amicable and many exes are more likely to be passing insults vs. turkey gravy. Therefore, it is...

Pink and Carey Hart certainly have something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. The spunky spiky-haired couple who separated in 2008 are now back together and recently announced that Pink, the singer of such hits as "Please Don't Leave Me," is three months pregnant.

As Hart, who...

It used to be that parents were the ones counseling kids to have pre-nups and not be silly romantics. But these days -with 500,000 new marriages a year between couples over the age of 65 - it's more likely that it's the adult kids of divorce who are worrying about...

Al and Tipper Gores' surprise separation announcement has exposed "An Inconvenient Truth." In today's environment, it's very hard to keep a marriage together for a lifetime.

There doesn't seem to be much support encouraging the continuity of marriage if you take the temperature of commentators. The New York Times had...

Apples in the orchard
Mellowing one by one;
Strawberries upturning
Soft cheeks to the sun;
Roses faint with sweetness,
Lilies fair of face,
Drowsy scents and murmurs
Haunting every place;
Lengths of golden sunshine,
Moonlight bright as day,--
Don't...

Our hats go off to the ingenious women behind the 28th annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards luncheon who raised over $2.4 million to keep New York's Central Park beautifully maintained for millions of New Yorkers and visitors. Despite the economy, and despite the fact that there are hundreds of worthy...

Who knew that a tulip bulb could be like a light bulb and energize an urban landscape? Thirty years ago, the late New York philanthropist Mary Lasker, an early advocate of city beautification, helped fund a charity to plant tulips on Park Avenue as well as luminous cherry...

Here's a secret: entertaining is not as hard as you think. It not only creates memories that linger in your home long after the guests leave but a source of stirring up a social life as easily as mixing ice with your favorite drink.

Although I've been editor in chief...