With divorces on the rise in the United States, new trends are emerging. Indeed, entire online platforms have been created that cater to these divorcing couples. When you consider that roughly half of all couples in the nation divorce, it is clear that this is big business. The newest trend is something called a “divorce…
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Countless spouses receive settlement checks after going through a divorce in the United States. Usually, this is a relatively straightforward procedure. One spouse receives a check for a certain amount of money, they cash the check at their bank, and they continue with their life. However, one spouse found out the hard way that cashing…
DetailsWe all know that divorces can cause spouses to act irrationally, but sometimes even the most extreme actions are understandable – at least to some degree. Since divorces often involve financial matters, many spouses “lash out” by doing the unexpected when it comes to property division. Such was the case when one woman refused to…
DetailsCourts can employ all kinds of tricks to ensure that parents pay their child support on time. First, they can take the money straight from a parent’s paycheck each month. If that does not work, they can take the money out of their tax return. If the parent still is not getting the message, courts…
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When most of us get divorced, we run the risk of losing the family home, the car, and perhaps the dog. When billionaires get divorced, they run the risk of losing assets equal to that of a small nation. Such is the case with Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, the second-richest man in all of Mother…
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On November 23, 2021, it was reported that Lucille “Lovey” Handelsman had passed away at the age of 93. Legal experts know her as the woman who managed to wrestle away most of her husband’s holdings along Palm Beach’s famous Worth Avenue, and she died while holding the unofficial title of “Mayor of Worth Avenue.”…
DetailsSometimes, the numbers that surround celebrity divorces are simply staggering. Many Americans might be shocked or impressed to discover that a couple is fighting over $4 million in assets during a divorce. For Dr. Dre’s wife, this number represents a drop in the ocean of a $1 billion estate she is currently fighting over in…
DetailsNot only are “gray divorces” on the rise, but it also seems as though an incredible number of high-profile billionaires are ending their marriages in recent years. We have seen the breakup of high-tech power couples such as Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos and Bill and Melinda Gates, and now another prominent billionaire couple has joined…
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