Category: Divorce

Divorce rates have dropped consistently after peaking around 1980. Experts have proposed many theories about why this has happened. But the most persuasive theory relates to the drop in marriage rates. Many couples choose not to marry, and those who do seem to have a greater commitment to each other. But this does not mean…

In the continuing saga of the Dr. Dre divorce, we now have conflicts of interest, prenups, attorneys’ fees, and the ongoing demand for millions of dollars in alimony payments.  Nicole Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre after 24 years of marriage. Although the couple had a prenuptial agreement, Nicole alleges that Dr. Dre tore…

Move-away divorce cases—divorces in which the child is going to move away from the city he or she lived in before the divorce—are some of the most complicated to handle. There is much a judge has to consider such as visitation and costs, in addition to the well-being of the child.  To be sure, it…