For generations, divorce was often seen as a temporary setback on the road to another marriage. The prevailing assumption was that once healing occurred, most individuals would eventually seek out a ...

Marriage is a state sanctioned contract between two willing adults. Divorce is the legal process that ends a marriage, requiring a “cause of action” or fault, the legal basis upon which if proved the ...

Social Security can make or break retirement for many older Americans, and your marital status can have a direct impact on how much you receive. Married, divorced, and widowed spouses could be ...

Sannet lost custody of her two children -- both under 12 -- after she remarried. A family court in Russia’s North Caucasus region last year ruled in favor of her ex-husband, who said he did not want ...

Given current relationship trends, many first marriages will end—about 40-50 percent. Many partners are shocked when their husband or wife asks for a divorce. This is especially true among ...