Divorce

To Dish Or Not To Dish? That Is The Question

Mary Jo Eustace | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Mary Jo Eustace

Should a nice Canadian gal sell her soul "just a little" to rake up a few thousand more book sales or take the high road, hoping her message won't get lost in the din of the circus that surrounds her?

Rosie and Kelli Split and Remind Us About the Fight For Gay Divorce

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

Rosie and Kelli are in the midst of what should be a pretty normal problem. But the legal protections for divorce, like for so many other issues, leave LGBT people out.

Not So Brady: 4 Rules For Staying Together When You Remarry With Kids

Therese Borchard | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Therese Borchard

It's worth investigating what makes a real Brady family tick because approximately half of all marriages in the US each year are remarriages for one or both partners and 65 percent of them involve children from a previous relationships.

What's Love Got To Do With It? Demystifying Romantic Attraction

Lauren Mackler | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living


Lauren Mackler

To what can we attribute feelings toward our partners that are emotionally overpowering? And why do we often react so strongly to the end of a relationship?

Arthur Delaney

Loving Couple's Divorce Official

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business


Mary McCurnin and Ron Bednar's divorce papers have arrived in the mail. The Rancho Cordova, Calif. couple wasn't having marital trouble -- they still ...

Hate the Husband? Sue the Mistress!

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Jacob M. Appel

An unlikely alliance of trial lawyers and Christian fundamentalists continues to defend the prerogative of jilted spouse to turn love triangles into quadrangles--with the state judicial system as a fourth wheel.

Divorce, American Style And Your Credit

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living


Jeanne Kelly

As a single mom with a 15 year old I'm going to tell you a little story of how my life almost went down the toilet, and how you can prevent what happened to me from happening to you too.

The Great Divide: A Dose of Reality We Can Do Without

Tina Traster | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living


Tina Traster

Who among us wouldn't thrill at the idea of humiliating not only a man who is behind on child support but inadvertently shaming his children, who would get to watch him collared on national television?

How To Survive A Divorce

Anne Hill | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living


Anne Hill

In the years since my divorce, I have learned a thing or two about surviving the breakup of a long-term marriage. Not from self-help books, but from my friends.

Mom Goes Blind So Her Daughters Can See (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.28.2009 | Business


As part of the Huffington Post's efforts to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we're rounding up s...

Mackenzie Phillips, Child Abuse and Divorce

Belinda Etezad Rachman | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Belinda Etezad Rachman

Since the subject of sexual abuse of children is in the news, it might be a good time to review some of the signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse.

The Great Divide: Divorce, American Style

Tina Traster | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Tina Traster

In America, fathers who can't pay child support are "deadbeats" rather than men who have become overwhelmed or sabotaged by unreasonable financial obligations ordered by family court judges.

Divorce In America: Indiana, Florida Counties Top The List

AP | TAMARA LUSH and DEANNA MARTIN | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style


ISLAMORADA, Fla. — It's easy to see why bookkeeper Linda Mortimer moved to the Florida Keys 20 years ago: the impossibly blue water, the year-ro...

Divorce Lawyers and the Reptilian Brain

Belinda Etezad Rachman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Belinda Etezad Rachman

There is only one sure bet about divorce, and that is this: hiring a divorce lawyer will only make things more expensive and nasty.

How To Handle Divorcing Parents When You're An Adult

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living


Christine Hassler

No matter how old you are the divorce of your parents is difficult, so allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. You may chronologically be an adult but this may trigger very childlike feelings and memories.

What Do You Know? It's National Singles Week

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

Our perceptions of single people and their place in society have not caught up with the realities. How well do you know your single people? Take this quiz.

Big News? Women Over 50 Less Likely to Remarry

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Lisa Solod Warren

I divorced the first time at 49 and had a pretty good time dating. But that might have been because I got in under the wire of the dreaded Five-O.

Want Happier Love? Use Your A.M. to Aim You Rightly!

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Karen Salmansohn

I want you to write an email to yourself -- filled in great detail with a description of what healthful, happy love looks like, sounds like, feels like, smells like, tastes like, quacks like.

Arthur Delaney

Loving Couple Divorces To Stay Afloat Financially

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business


For Mary McCurnin and husband Ron Bednar, money trouble has followed health trouble. In 2003, the couple declared bankruptcy after their insurance cov...

Is Your Man Trouble or Troubled?

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Karen Salmansohn

I needed to do some serious self-exploration, and understand why I had this urge to go towards bad boys -- rather than run from them.

Five Reasons to Celebrate a Break-Up

Laura Dave | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Laura Dave

I started thinking of some of the people I spoke with while working on The Divorce Party, who decided it was better to let it go.

My Divorce is None of Your Business

Fred Silberberg | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Fred Silberberg

If I get divorced in New York, the documents pertaining to my divorce remain confidential. If I get divorced in California, the documents pertaining to my divorce become a matter of public record.

Girlfriends' Guide To Divorce: I Hate Dogs, Especially Mine!

Vicki Iovine | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

Then came the divorce, the brand new home, the brand new furniture and my best efforts to create a lovely and peaceful haven for myself and my kids. I would never have mentioned the dogs and their continued residence with Dad at the old house...

Putting the 'Change' Back in "Change You Can Believe In": The Two Faces of Barack Obama

Marshall Auerback | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Marshall Auerback

A broad number of polls indicate that progressive opinion, particularly in the area of health care, is much more profoundly aligned with popular opinion than the damp squib of a proposal currently being championed by the president.

How to Be a Divorced Dad on the First Day of School

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

On my children's debut morning of school -- my first as a newly-minted divorced parent -- I arrive nearly an hour early and wait across the street for them to show up.