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What Is a 'Divorce Hotel' and Would You End Your Marriage At One?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:37:34 +0000

Divorces are never pleasant, but Jim Halfens, an entrepreneur from the Netherlands, is trying to ensure they’re at least less complicated.

He’s masterminded a concept called Divorce Hotel, in which couples check in, spend a few days with negotiators and lawyers, and leave with divorce papers in hand.

Divorce Is The Word For Frankie Valli

Steve Tanko — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:41:46 +0000

Grease soundtrack star and Four Seasons lead man Frankie Valli is in the midst of a bitter divorce from his wife of 27 years.
Randy Valli — who was married to Frankie for 27 years — has filed legal docs, asking the divorce judge for attorney’s fees, but what’s really interesting is how much money he makes — and she already gets

Husband Builds Electric Chair To Murder Wife Who Wants A Divorce

Steve Tanko — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:45:53 +0000

Over in Great Britain, things can get a bit dramatic. Andrew Castle’s wife of 18 years asked him for a divorce. He built a make-shift electric chair in the garage and invited her in for a chat. Once she was sitting down, he tried to knock her out with a rubber cosh, planning to electrocute [...]

People More Interested in Pets Than Money in a Divorce: Survey

Kool Staff — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:46:12 +0000

Fido has some real pull.

A new survey of 1,500 pet owners in the US by petMD has revealed some interesting facts.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wife Maria Shriver Separate

Kool Staff — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:17:04 +0000

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, journalist Maria Shriver, announced their separation Monday evening in a press statement. The statement makes no mention of divorce, but does confirm that the two are no longer living under the same roof: After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion and prayer, we came to this [...]

Unemployment And Divorce, The Surprising Connection

Rayman — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:43:33 +0000

I'd hate to think that when someone has lost their job their also faced with a possible divorce. In the past that often happened, however is it true today?
When Penn State sociology professors Paul Amato and Brett Beattie began studying the repercussions of unemployment on marriage in the aftermath of the Great Recession, they expected to find that joblessness destabilizes marriage.

Divorce Is Skyrocketing in Rural America — Why Now?

Tony Hart — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:30:37 +0000

According to census data, the divorce rate in rural Americans has increased seven-fold since 1970.

Now, for the first time, rural Americans are just as likely as city dwellers to have a marriage end in a divorce.

Experts attribute this explosion in divorce in America's heartland to changing values; divorce is no longer as stigmatized as it once was.