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Celebrity marriages are fraught with challenges, but the central issue here is that career demands can undermine a union even when neither spouse commits marital misconduct. Recent news about actress actress Margaret Qualley and musician/producer Jack Antonoff’s split, who have been married...

A high-profile, pseudo-celebrity divorce in Los Angeles is showing how costs multiply when parties fail to comply with a judge’s orders. According to msn.com, DeAnna Pappas, an alum of The Bachelorette, “scored a six-figure win after a Los Angeles judge ordered [her ex-husband Stephen]...

Gone are the days when simply getting a divorce could ruin a person’s reputation. Outside of the strictest religious circles, divorce today is viewed as a personal decision on a deeply private matter. Society generally acknowledges that upstanding people get divorced for perfectly valid...

When divorce proceedings last five times as long as the marriage, we might wonder whether one or both of the parties isn’t ready to let go. This raises a significant irony: legal processes meant to finalize a dissolution can actually keep a couple entangled for as long as they find issues to...

Movie fans might follow celebrity divorces for the salacious details, but for divorce lawyers or anyone considering dissolving their marriage, the proceedings are often instructive. These cases serve up high-stakes drama involving legal issues pertinent to many couples, especially those with a...

Reality television has a way of turning private pain into prime-time content. But when the cameras catch a celebrity mid-crisis before the lawyers have even filed the fallout can be swift, costly, and deeply instructive. That’s exactly what’s unfolding with Jessi Draper, star of...

Couple Will Share Custody of Children and Split “Community Property” Equally The details of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren’s divorce settlement were recently revealed, after more than two years of separation and roughly 13 months of litigation. As celebrity divorces go, this one...

As business owners plan their succession, money matters are naturally going to be front and center in the conversations. They may be concerned about how to safeguard heirs through trusts or find appropriate insurance coverage. There are a number of options you can take advantage of to protect your...

Family businesses are a labor of love that can create a legacy for generations to come. Unfortunately, many family businesses don’t last that long: Only 30% of family businesses survive the second generation of leadership, 12% make it to the third, and 3% operate into the fourth generation...

Some of them may have been in your life before tying the knot. Some of them may be people you've befriended since you and your spouse have been together. Either way, friends aren’t part of your divorce, but they can certainly influence it in several ways, for better or for...