Want a Divorce? There’s an App for That!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 10:08

June 29th, 2010 BY TIM GRENDA, J.D.

If you can find the nearest pizza place, buy movie tickets, or get turn-by-turn directions in your car with a few touches of your iPhone, it was only a matter of time before you could calculate the costs of getting a divorce on your smartphone.

A Dallas-based company, DivorceApps.com, is now selling iPhone applications designed to help people who “can’t afford the services of a lawyer and need to help themselves,” according to a company press release. The company started selling its divorce iPhone apps in May.

Post Magazine: What every couple should know about marriage

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:16

Ellen McCarthy and Diane Sollee Monday, June 28, 2010; 2:00 PM

Sandra Bullock & Jesse James' Divorce Finalized

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:07

Sandra Bullock and Jesse James are legally divorced.

The two signed the final divorce papers last week, sources tell TMZ. Sandra, who said that the marriage “has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities,” filed back on April 23 - she moved out of the family home in mid-March.

Sources also tell TMZ that the divorce’s finality means Sandra can officially adopt baby Louis as a single parent.

Is Divorce Contagious?

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 18:03

"Breaking up is hard to do, unless everyone else is doing it too,"

say three social scientists in a new working paper.

In the paper (hat tip to the New York Times blog Freakonomics), Rose McDermott, Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler argue that divorce can spread through circles of friends because one's social network influences their romantic and sexual practices.

Using a 32-year sample, the study finds that

Leann Rimes finalizes her divorce

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:58

Country Singer/Actress Leann Rimes is finally single, well at least legally.

Leann Rimes, 27, and her now ex husband Dean Sheremet, 29, finalized their divorce June 19th, just oneday before Father's Day.

It was a secret as to why and who's responsible for the failre in their marriage. Leann rimes admitted she is the reason the couple divorced, due to a affair she was having with actor Eddie Cibrian.

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Family lawyers oppose fresh ground for divorce

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:56

AADITI JATHAR LAKADE
A section of family court lawyers from Pune have written to the Law Commission and Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily protesting against the recent inclusion of “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” as fresh ground for divorce in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Special Marriage Act, 1954.

“The rule will deprive women of their rights to matrimonial home and property. It will also rob them of their negotiating powers during matrimonial litigation,”

LATE-LIFE DIVORCE

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:53

A split after a long marriage comes with issues, too
June 28, 2010 Jessica Yadegaran Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Jun 28, 2010)

After 33 years of marriage, Martha McDowell's husband told her he wanted a divorce. He provided few reasons. They were trivial, and to her did not justify ending their union.

"He just didn't want to be married anymore," says McDowell, now 60. "But he was my best friend, and I expected to spend the rest of my life with him."

Women getting back on their feet after 'gray divorce'

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:50

By SHEBA WHEELER The Denver Post

If any couple had long-term relationships figured out, it was Al and Tipper Gore. At least that's what we thought.

People were shocked and disappointed to learn that the former vice president and his wife were getting divorced after 40 years of marriage and raising four kids. What could cause a seemingly solid couple to crumble after making it work for so long?

Our Time: Divorce after 50 signals change for women

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:43

 By JANE GLENN HAAS The Orange County Register Published: Monday, Jun. 28, 2010 - 7:50 am

I can still hear my mother's voice on the other end of the phone the morning after I told my husband I wanted a divorce.

"Why are you getting divorced?" mom asked.

"Because I'm not happy," I said.

"Whoever told you that you were entitled to be happy?" she replied.

Stephanie Seymour is having a bad divorce

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 17:40

 Posted by James Lileks

The former Victoria's Secret model's drinking and drug use have become a critical point of contention in her split from polo-playing Brant. Both had previously been ordered to submit to the tests as part of their split. The couple is due back in court in Stamford, Conn., today.

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