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Don't Break Your Bank Account, Too
Don't Break Your Bank Account, Too
Oct 7, 2007 2:33 PM CDT

Don't Break Your Bank Account, Too

Divorce is never easy, but you don't have to go broke in the process

(Newser) - Don't let emotional pain cloud your judgment on financial matters—you may both end up the poorer for it. Here are five divorce pitfalls to avoid, from USA Today:
  1. Clinging to the house if you can't afford the upkeep.
  2. Not making a clean break on joint accounts.

Study Links Certain Cancers to Divorce

Cervical, testicular diseases affect intimacy, relationships

(Newser) - A recent study finds the presence of either testicular or cervical cancer in one partner heightens the risk of divorce, Reuters reports. With most forms of cancer, the unaffected spouse is statistically likely to support his or her partner; however, women with cervical cancer are nearly 70% more likely to...

Don't Leave the Blackberry Lying Around

Spouses parse through private email in search of infidelities

(Newser) - Governments and corporations aren’t the only ones parsing through private emails, the New York Times reports: The culprit is just as likely to be a spouse hunting for proof of infidelity. One divorce lawyer says that electronic evidence plays a role “in just about every case now.”...

In Dispute Between Wives, Court Sides With Third

Appeals court upholds claim to body of deceased ex-sergeant

(Newser) - The North Carolina state appeals court affirmed yesterday that the body of a retired Army sergeant belongs to his third wife, though he left her five years before his death in 2005 to return to his first wife. John Burrell never divorced Valerie Burrell after he returned to Hazelene Burrell;...

Shaq Files for Divorce
Shaq Files for Divorce
Sep 5, 2007 7:17 AM CDT

Shaq Files for Divorce

Marriage to mom of four of his kids 'irretrievably broken'

(Newser) - Shaquille O'Neal has filed for divorce from his wife of 5 years, Shaunie, the mother of four of his five children. The petition filed on behalf of the Miami Heat center and aspiring law enforcement officer says the marriage is "irretrievably broken," the Miami Herald reports.

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer
Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer
Aug 28, 2007 8:06 PM CDT

Love Fades with Last Rays of Summer

Divorce business booms as kids go to school and vacations end

(Newser) - The romance of summer ends in a “bonanza for divorce lawyers,” experts say, as couples release pent-up anger and decide to call it quits. Many spouses prefer not to disrupt summer vacations, or they enjoy “extracurricular activities” when one spends time apart at a summer home. But...

Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce
Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce
Aug 18, 2007 3:48 PM CDT

Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce

Attorney tries to extricate herself from the starlet's messy custody battle

(Newser) - Britney's hot-shot divorce lawyer is on the verge of jumping ship, the New York Daily News reports.  Laura Wasser seems to think Britney's become bad business; she referred the pop star to other legal talent for continuing help with her her messy custody battle over her two sons with...

Cheating Hubby Sues Telltale Florist

1-800-Flowers may pay dearly for sending thank-you note to client's home

(Newser) - A man is suing a florist for $1 million for letting his wife in on a secret: He had a girlfriend. Leroy Greer accuses 1-800-flowers.com of failing to keep a purchase for his paramour private—and upping the price tag of his divorce. But the company says it can't...

Barkin Sues Ex for More Millions
Barkin Sues
Ex for More Millions
Aug 3, 2007 2:56 PM CDT

Barkin Sues Ex for More Millions

Claims Perelman owes her film company

(Newser) - Ellen Barkin is $40 million richer after last year’s divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman, but now she says the Revlon mogul owes her production company $3.4 million. Barkin is suing her ex for the funding, promised in a contract—but Perelman has no intention of paying up, the...

Husband Is Suspect in Disappearance
Husband Is Suspect in Disappearance
Jul 13, 2007 9:20 AM CDT

Husband Is Suspect in Disappearance

Case of missing Chicago woman embroiled fired TV anchor

(Newser) - Police named a suburban Chicago man a “person of interest” yesterday in the disappearance of his estranged wife, citing his lack of cooperation and their fears of foul play. Craig Stebic, who reported last seeing his wife on April 30, twice refused to let investigators talk to their children...

LA Mayor Bares Affair With News Anchor

She broadcast reports of his crumbling marriage

(Newser) - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa yesterday revealed an ongoing, year-long love affair with a local anchorwoman, which triggered the breakdown of his marriage. The newscaster, who works for Spanish-language channel Telemundo, broadcast news of the mayor's separation from his wife last month, despite a conflict of interest.

Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment
Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment
Jun 20, 2007 2:55 PM CDT

Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment

Political scion's first marriage just won't quit

(Newser) - Politics and religion collided today with the revelation by Joe Kennedy's ex-wife that the Catholic Church has reversed its decision to annul their marriage. Sheila Rauch Kennedy, an Episcopalian, tells Time that the process of invalidating her marriage to the ex-congressman was "dishonest, and it was important to stand...

Royal and Hollande Part Ways
Royal and Hollande Part Ways
Jun 18, 2007 9:09 PM CDT

Royal and Hollande Part Ways

Socialist candidate tosses out partner over affair, plans to pursue his job

(Newser) - Segolene Royal, the glamorous Socialist candidate who made a failed run at the French presidency, announced today that she's splitting with her partner of 28 years and the father of her four children, Francois Hollande. The cause of the rift, which has been rumored for months: his "love story"...

LA Mayor's Wife Calls it Quits (Again)

Corina Villaraigosa divorcing over 'irreconcilable differences'

(Newser) - The wife of LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa filed for divorce yesterday after nearly 20 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mayor blamed himself for the breakup, but is mum on whether the split was caused by a romantic relationship. 

Larry and Laurie Curb Their Marriage

Enthusiasm star, environmental activist split after 14 years

(Newser) - Crotchety Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David has split with wife Laurie, a global warming activist, after 14 years of marriage. The divorce was "very amicable," a spokeswoman said today.

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M
NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M
May 23, 2007 10:33 AM CDT

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

Union leader remains part of Corzine's life, whether he wants her there or not

(Newser) - Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes,...

Divorce Rate Hits 37-Year Low
Divorce Rate Hits 37-Year Low
May 11, 2007 7:00 AM CDT

Divorce Rate Hits 37-Year Low

But America's marriages may not be more stable

(Newser) - America's divorce rate has been dropping steadily for decades; this year breakups reached their lowest level since 1970. But that doesn't mean todays' relationships are more stable: More couples are living together without tying the knot. Divorces are down by a third since their peak in 1981, but marriages themselves...

Alec and Kim Play Hardball Over Ireland

Baldwin apologizes, but no one predicts an end to hostilities

(Newser) - Not since the Easter Rising has there been this much fighting over Ireland—that is, the 11-year old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. With Baldwin appearing on "The View" this morning to apologize to Ireland for the furious voicemail leaked last week, the LA Times revisits the...

Basinger: Don't Look at Me!
Basinger: Don't Look at Me!
Apr 24, 2007 12:35 PM CDT

Basinger: Don't Look at Me!

Actress says she didn't leak Baldwin voicemail in custody dispute

(Newser) - Kim Basinger says she didn't do it. Contrary to her ex-husband's accusations, the actress claims she wasn't the one who leaked the the furious voicemail Alec Baldwin left for their 11-year-old daughter to the press, inspiring a frency of opprobrium. Her publicist also said the tape wasn't under a court...

Brit, K-Fed, Settle Their Split
Brit, K-Fed, Settle Their Split
Mar 30, 2007 12:52 PM CDT

Brit, K-Fed, Settle Their Split

The amateur rapper and the rehabbed pop princess' story comes to a quiet end

(Newser) - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline settled their long-impending divorce  last night, reports MTV, after five hours of hashing it out with their lawyers. The fresh-from rehab pop star and her would-be rapper hubby setttled "all issues of their marriage and child custody" his lawyer said.

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