In recent years, a great deal of research and media attention has focused on the sharp rise in gray divorce – splits among couples aged 50+. While both the crude divorce rate (measured against the entire population) and the refined divorce rate (measures the number of divorces per 1000 married women) have declined in…
When a marriage ends, one of the first questions people ask is: What are the legal grounds for divorce in California? It’s important to know that California is a no-fault divorce state. Understanding how California courts view divorce and how the dissolution process works will help you know what to expect and how to…
It’s back-to-school season – and in addition to the long list of supplies, it comes with a big range of feelings. For kids, the excitement of reconnecting with friends, meeting new teachers, starting new classes and activities, mixes with end-of-summer blues, the usual worries about the academic year, and adjusting to more structured days….
In a recent article for PureWow, lifestyle writer Rachel Bowie points out a troubling trend that she finds hard to ignore among her millennial friends and peers: “They both work. They have kids. Every day is a relay race of school pickups, doctors’ appointments, dinner prep and the endless mental load of keeping a…
CDC data from 2024 showed that about 15.5 million adult Americans – or 6% of the adult population – have an ADHD diagnosis. Roughly half of them received that diagnosis in adulthood, and approximately one-third take a stimulant medication to help manage symptoms. There’s no one way to experience ADHD – it’s as individual…
5 FAQs: Should You Meet with a Divorce Lawyer Early? Your marriage and family mean the world to you. Even though you and your spouse are struggling and you often wonder if you can make it as a couple, you’re reluctant to make any big moves. The idea of an actual divorce is very…
In late June, British-American model and actress Jodie Turner-Smith talked to Hota Kotb on Kotb’s Joy 101 podcast about co-parenting her 5-year-old daughter, Juno, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Dawson’s Creek actor Joshua Jackson. Turner-Smith filed for divorce from Jackson in 2023, after 4 years of marriage. The couple finalized their divorce in…
For better or for worse, social media platforms offer endless advice about pretty much everything: from health and beauty tips to stories about how people got through their divorces. Sometimes those two particular topics even intersect. Late last month, USA Today ran a story about a viral TikTok trend: the Divorce Glow-Up. According to…
A recent New York Times article, “They Started I.V.F., Then Split. Now Who Gets Custody of the Embryos?” examines the complex case of attorney Erin Millender and her ex-husband, Adam Rubin, who helps run a Long Island HVAC company. Millender, a high-powered career woman, had always dreamed of – and planned on – having…
For a long time, it’s been considered common knowledge that “50% of marriages end in divorce.” But that figure is outdated. According to a compilation of data published by Marriage Science: The crude divorce rate in the U.S. dropped by 42% in just over two decades – from 4.0 per 1,000 in 2000 to…
