Unwed Parents

A report published by the National Marriage Project showed that the number of Americans who have children and live together without being married has increased  twelve-fold since 1970.  The report states that children are now more likely to have unmarried parents than divorced ones.  The report also  states that the rise of cohabitation is a growing […]

Books on Divorce

Although there are a lot of books on divorce to be found in bookstores and on the Internet, most of them don’t quite tell you everything you need to know to help you to prepare for divorce. The one book out there that is the most complete and informative of all the books on divorce […]

Divorce Or Not To Divorce

To divorce or not to divorce, that is the question!  Many women ask themselves this question when they find out their husband has been cheating on them.  Being the good wife and standing by a cheating husband is not what women want to do anymore.  This despicable behavior is all too common and accepted in […]

Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve Ball

Something happens that you never expected—sometimes life throws you a curve ball. You think that you are happily married and your sex life is great, and then you find out your spouse is having an affair—or he (or she) asks you for a divorce because he’s in love with someone else.  You feel like you’ve been […]

No-Fault Divorce

Now that same-sex marriage was legalized in New York State in 2011, gay couples are coming from all over the country to get married.  On the other hand, because New York State also passed a law on no-fault divorce in October 2010, divorce filings are up 12 percent. Heterosexual couples are finally able to get a divorce without […]

Same-Sex Divorce

If you thought that the fight for same-sex marriage was difficult, now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in New York and several other states, until it is recognized by the federal government, there are going to be many complications—the most important one being divorce. New York State’s law, for example, allows same-sex marriage not […]

Credit Score

Starting July 21, 2011 as part of the broader financial regulatory overhaul, a new rule comes into effect.  If you’re turned down for a loan or don’t qualify for the best interest rate, the lender must send you a free copy of the credit score it used to make its decision. This applies to credit […]

Same-Sex Marriage

Now that same-sex marriage has gotten over a major hurdle and passed in New York State in 2011, the biggest hurdle will be getting it to become a “law of the land.” On the surface it seems that gay couples will be on even footing with heterosexual married couples—but that is not the case. Same-sex married […]