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What Is Divorce?
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Divorce
is the dissolution of a marriage. Rates
of divorce have skyrocketed during the last 100
years as the stigma of divorce and social
consequences have waned. In the recent past,
one of the parties had to show legal fault by the
other party to be granted a divorce. Today
no-fault divorce is allowed in every state making
divorce a simple mutually agreed to process.
Many women are also opting to have
children outside of marriage as the single-parent
family has become widely accepted. Today the
stigma of being an unwed or divorced mother has all
but disappeared.
Children born in common law
marriages are presumed to be the husband's child.
However, if this is not actually the case, a
paternity proceeding can absolve the husband of
parental and financial responsibilities to the
child. If a child is conceived before divorce
and born afterwards litigation may be required to
prove parental responsibility.
Divorce is a legal action that
must be accomplished by judicial procedure.
The parties can tentatively agree upon the the
disposition of community property and other matters
but the court will have the final word with regards
to the divorce, property settlement, child custody
and visitation, and the amount of alimony and child
support payments to be made by the parties. A
pre-marital agreement can provide some protection to
assets that were acquired before the marriage.
In some cases the court will permit "family
mediation" to arrive at a less contested means of
settling a divorce and resolving issues.
Men who have divorced are referred
to as a divorcé while a divorced woman is a
divorcée.
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Divorce News
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• Wife Of Yankees GM Brian Cashman Files For Divorce San Francisco Chronicle
New York Daily NewsWife of Yankees GM Brian Cashman files for divorceSan Francisco ChronicleThe wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair. Mary Cashman filed the paperwork Friday in Stamford, Conn.Email trail may damn YankeeNew York Daily NewsWife of Yankees GM files for divorce after latest cheating allegationsNew York PostCashman39s wife files for divorceFOXSports.comBleacher Reportall 596 news articles raquo
• Divorce Between Peyton Manning, Colts Becoming Increasingly Inevitable Yahoo...
Yahoo SportsDivorce between Peyton Manning, Colts becoming increasingly inevitableYahoo SportsBy Dan Wetzel, Yahoo Sports Feb 3, 11:32 am EST INDIANAPOLIS It39s of little surprise that the Peyton Manning Jim Irsay relationship would continue to splinter. Statements to the contrary, these two simply don39t appear capable of coexisting any more.Manning, Colts edge closer to divorceSportsnet.caAre Manning, Colts headed to divorce courtUSA TODAYAgent Tom Condon says Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning not on radar of bettor.com blogSun Sentinel blog Boston.comall 3,818 news articles raquo
• Horse Show Seeks Divorce From State Fair New Jersey Herald
Horse show seeks divorce from state fairNew Jersey HeraldPhoto by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald Alan Henderson, left, president of the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show Association, and Mark Musilli, Sussex County Fairgrounds manager, sit in the back of Superior Court Judge Edward V. Gannon39s courtroom and more raquo
• Jennifer Lopez Hides Divorce Pain On American Idol, Says Randy Jackson Digit...
Us MagazineJennifer Lopez hides divorce pain on American Idol, says Randy JacksonDigital SpyRandy Jackson has praised Jennifer Lopez for maintaining her professionalism on American Idol in the wake of her divorce from Marc Anthony. The veteran panellist said he was impressed that Lopez, who separated from Anthony in July and is now dating Randy Jackson opens up about Ryan Seacrest rumors amp fainting on 39American Idol39Examiner.comall 111 news articles raquo
• Kris Humphries,Kim Kardashian Divorce Getting Televised Amp Kris Is Looking T...
NEWS.com.auKris Humphries,Kim Kardashian Divorce Getting Televised amp Kris Is Looking To Hollywood HillsKris Humphries,Kim Kardashian divorce getting televised amp Kris is looking to prove fraud. According to Hollywood Life,even Kim39s damn divorce is going to be shown on TV,and it looks like it39s going to be going down at the end of the 2012 summer.Kim Kardashian Divorce, TV Shows 39Total Trash39 Says BloggerGather Celebs News ChannelKim Kardashian Divorce: Will Trial Be TelevisedHuffington PostKris vs Kim Divorce Drama Set to Be TelevisedMy Fabulous StyleHollywood Life Gather.com Reality Rewindall 201 news articles raquo
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