Why Marriages Fail

The wedding may be the ending of some fairy tales, but it’ supposed to be the beginning of a long, happy life together. In a recent survey of 4,000 divorced adults between the ages of 18 and 60, that was one bit of information that came out. Since the 1970’s the percentage of Americans who […]

Unwed Mothers

On February 26, 2012, in Blog, Divorce & Children, Divorce Advice, Marriage, by Leslye

It used to be called illegitimacy—but now it is the new normal.  After steadily rising, the amount of children born to unmarried women has crossed a threshold—more than half the births in the U.S. are to women under 30 who are not married. According to the Washington research group, Child Trends, the fastest growth of unwed mothers […]

Divorce Worst States

A Bloomberg list ranks getting a divorce in the U.S. according to the following factors:  minimum separation period and required separation period; minimum length of residency; minimum waiting period after filing for divorce before the divorce is final; filing fees; and the minimum time from start to finish.  According to the list, the top ten worst states to […]

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 […]

The Future of Marriage

Is there a future in marriage?  A Pew poll in 2010 found that a whopping 50% of young Americans, and 40% of all Americans, believe that marriage is becoming obsolete. There are others who want to revive the “traditional” marriage, get rid of no-fault divorce laws and change the attitudes about marriage. It is interesting that at […]

Preparing for Divorce

When you are preparing for divorce it is very important that you have a clear picture of where you and your spouse stand financially.  The most important goal of the divorce process is to make an equitable distribution of all marital assets and debts.  In order for you to make sure that you get your […]

No-Fault Divorce

No-Fault divorce is expected to become New York law as early as next week (July 2010).  The good news is that it will make divorce less acrimonious.  The bad news is that it will enable older men with money to throw their wife away like a dead cat when they get tired of her. A […]

New York’s Divorce Liberation

New York is finally going to change to No-Fault Divorce.  It is the last state to do so, while every other state in the union moved to a no-fault divorce system at least a quarter of a century ago.