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Nigerian State Playing Matchmaker for Thousands

Seeks to remedy apparently soaring divorce rate

(Newser) - Nigeria's Kano state is worried: The number of divorces appears to be skyrocketing. And a divorced woman there faces a raft of problems—she may be shunned, in some cases forced to beg or prostitute herself to support her family. So the state government is taking the matter into...

'Pregnant Man' Splits From Wife

Spotlight, finances put stress on family

(Newser) - The "Pregnant Man" is separating from his wife of nine years. "Like all marriages, we have our ups and downs, and we’re going through a rough patch right now," Thomas Beatie, 38, revealed on a taped CBS program . "At the moment, we're separated."...

1st 'Divorce Expo' Puts Positive Face on Breakups

New York exposition offers tips on dating, plastic surgery, and lawyering up

(Newser) - Divorcees looking for a little advice (or the company of formerly married peeps) are heading over to the so-called divorce expo in New York today, the New York Times reports. “We’re putting a positive face on divorce,” says Francine Baras, co-founder of Start Over Smart—which costs...

Living Together No Longer Jinxes Marriage

Also: Half of first marriages end in divorce

(Newser) - Living together before getting hitched no longer spells doom for married couples, says a new government study. In the late '60s, a mere 10% of American couples shared a place before marriage, and their divorce rates were higher, writes AP . Now, around 60% of couples move in together before...

Texas Lawyers Fight Divorce-by-Form

State Supreme Court insists on making divorce process cheaper, easier

(Newser) - Divorce lawyers in Texas regularly charge $100 or more an hour, and the state Supreme Court wants to give couples looking to end their marriages a cheaper option: fill-in-the-blanks forms, made easy enough that they often eliminate the need for lawyers entirely. Unsurprisingly, Texas lawyers are fighting the move, reports...

Why Eric Schmidt Is Really Selling $1.5B Shares
Why Eric Schmidt Is Really Selling $1.5B Shares
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Feb 23, 2012 10:44 AM CST

Why Eric Schmidt Is Really Selling $1.5B Shares

Google chairman raising money for divorce settlement: source

(Newser) - Eric Schmidt plans to sell 2.4 million of his Google shares—$1.5 billion worth—over the next year, recent filings show, and the Google chairman claims it's because he wants to diversify his investments and raise money. But rumors are flying that Schmidt is actually raising the...

'Poster Couple' for Gay Marriage Divorcing

Robin Tyler and Diane Olson married in California in 2008

(Newser) - Two women in California who became what MSNBC calls the "poster couple" for gay marriage are getting a divorce. Robin Tyler and Diane Olson were the first women to legally marry in Southern California in June 2008, right after the state Supreme Court swept away a law banning same-sex...

Divorced? You&#39;re 23% More Likely to Die Early
Divorced? You're 23%
More Likely to Die Early
study says
Jan 10, 2012 11:36 AM CST

Divorced? You're 23% More Likely to Die Early

...compared to married couples: research

(Newser) - Getting a divorce can do more than just bum you out: It can lead to an increased risk of early death. A new review of 32 studies published over 27 years finds that divorced adults have a 23% greater chance of dying early than married couples do, the Arizona Republic...

What Drove Katy, Russell Apart?

Insiders say the two feuded over starting a family

(Newser) - Let the speculation begin over what killed Katy Perry and Russell Brand's marriage . Brand insiders tell the Daily Mail that it was all about family: He wanted her to leave work behind to focus on raising kids, but she wasn't ready. "This wasn’t one of those...

Man, 99, Divorces Wife Over 70-Year-Old Affair
 Man, 99, Divorces Wife 
 Over 70-Year-Old Affair 
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Jan 1, 2012 11:12 AM CST

Man, 99, Divorces Wife Over 70-Year-Old Affair

He found letters she wrote to her 1940s lover

(Newser) - If you think divorce is a tragic way to end an 18-day marriage , how about divorce as an end to a 77-year marriage? An Italian couple—he 99, she 96—are calling it quits after the husband discovered that his wife had an affair ... in the 1940s. The Telegraph reports...

Facebook Cited in 33% of Divorces

Flirting, cheating ways often uncovered online

(Newser) - All that flirting on Facebook is leading to a sad but hardly surprising outcome: divorce. One-third of divorce filings based on unreasonable behavior are citing Facebook these days, and such filings are up by half over the past two years, says the law firm Divorce-Online. "People contact ex-partners and...

Perry Wanted Brand to Divorce Her

Pop singer worried about upsetting religious parents

(Newser) - Looks like religion actually did play a role in the Katy Perry-Russell Brand divorce filing yesterday—but more in the timing of it. Details are trickling out on the long-rumored celebrity breakup:
  • Perry wanted Brand to file the divorce papers so as not to upset her religious parents, sources tell
...

Mel Gibson Loses Half His $850M Fortune

...to his ex, as part of divorce

(Newser) - In what's believed to be the largest Hollywood divorce settlement in history, Mel Gibson is having to cough up $425 million—half of his estimated fortune—to ex-wife Robyn Denise Moore. The two, married 31 years and parents to seven children, didn't have a prenuptial agreement, so Moore...

Whoops: Court Papers Show Newt Filed 1st Divorce

Gingrich said Jackie wasn't 'young enough': old friend

(Newser) - More bad news for Newt on the marriage front: Looks like his version of his first divorce doesn't quite add up. Court papers show that he divorced Jackie Gingrich 13 years ago, and not the other way around, as his website contends . "The marriage of the parties is...

Grandma Shoots Son-in-Law in Custody Battle, Police Say

Victim takes video of assault on iPhone

(Newser) - A Florida woman allegedly shot her son-in-law twice at point-blank range last week, enraged over his ongoing divorce with her daughter. Mother-in-law Cheryl Hepner claims he pulled the weapon, but whoops: He recorded the shooting on his iPhone, ABC News reports. "I can't believe you did that!"...

Divorcing Couple Told to Swap Facebook Passwords

Judge orders pair to surrender access to social sites

(Newser) - A judge has ordered a feuding Connecticut couple to turn their passwords for Facebook and dating sites over to each other's divorce lawyers. The unusual order was issued after the husband claimed that his soon-to-be ex-wife's Facebook account contained evidence that would help him win full custody of...

'Totally Humiliated' Demi Files for Divorce

Counseling has failed, celeb couple heads for splitsville

(Newser) - Demi Moore has gotten a divorce lawyer and is ending her marriage to Ashton Kutcher, according to the latest in the Daily Mail . Rumors have been swirling for weeks that their relationship is on the rocks, since Ashton was allegedly caught cheating with a 23-year-old just before his sixth wedding...

Massachusetts Ends Permanent Alimony

Practice is decreasing in weak economy

(Newser) - Massachusetts put a stop to most lifetime alimony payments yesterday, in what some are telling the Boston Globe are "the most dramatic change to family law in decades." The measure, which ends most support either when the alimony recipient moves in with another romantic partner or when the...

Pat Robertson: Alzheimer's Makes Divorce A-OK

The disease is 'a kind of death,' he explains

(Newser) - Ahh, Pat Robertson, always good for a fun quote or two . On his 700 Club, the religious broadcaster told Tuesday's audience that if your spouse has Alzheimer's, it's OK to divorce him or her. He wouldn't "put a guilt trip" on anyone who took such...

And Now ... the Divorce Ring
 And Now ... the Divorce Ring 
Aug 31, 2011 5:02 PM CDT

And Now ... the Divorce Ring

Celebrate your freedom for $3,200

(Newser) - In an age of 50% divorce rates and even divorce parties comes the inevitable: a divorce ring. The 18K gold ring from Spritzer and Furman—in the shape of a split heart, of course—will set you back $3,200. At the Stir blog , Emily Abbate will pass, thank you...

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