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Lenore Weitzman's 1985 book The Divorce Revolution, using data from California in 1977-78, reported that one year after divorce, the standard of living for women declined 73%, compared with an increase of 42% for men. Richard Peterson calls Weitzman's methodology into question, using the same data to calculate a 27% decrease for women and a 10% ...
For seniors who have been through a divorce, it's important to know the rules regarding Social Security benefits. Although married couples are entitled to spousal benefits, those benefits don't ...
Ewan McGregor divorce in 2020; half of his earnings over the past 20 years plus $432,000 per year spousal support and $180,000 per year child support. [39] Ted Danson's divorce in 1993 after 15 or 16 years from Casey Coats; estimated at $30 million ($63 million inflation adjusted). [40]
No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.
In community property states, the home and its equity are typically split 50/50 between the spouses. In equitable distribution states, property acquired during the marriage is divided based on ...
The school district filed a 30-page response in court Tuesday, arguing that due to "funding constraints" and "competition from other states," it’s been difficult to recruit and retain high ...
Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. . An individual may marry without parental consent or other authorization on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska (where the general marriage age is 19) and Mississippi (where the general marriage age ...
This measures the number of divorces per 1,000 women married to men, so that all unmarried persons are left out of the calculation. [ 34] For example, if that same city of 10,000 people has 3,000 married women, and 30 couples divorce in one year, then the refined divorce rate is 10 divorces per 1,000 married women.