Books help children of divorce recover - Examiner
My mother always said “books are our friends”. All children can find companionship, comfort and wisdom in books. Children of divorce are in need of these things even more. Danny is the grown child of divorce discussed in

Couples say “I do” to divorce ceremonies - Toronto Sun
TOKYO - With divorce on the rise in Japan, some couples are choosing to celebrate the end of an unhappy marriage by saying “I do” for a final time at a divorce ceremony before friends and family. Divorce ceremonies

The Hills star starts divorce proceedings - Tonight South Africa
Heidi Montag has hired a divorce lawyer. The 23-year-old reality TV star - who filed for a legal separation from her The Hills co-star Spencer Pratt earlier this month - is reportedly keen to put an end to the couple’s 19-month marriage as soon as possible. According to reports, the self-confessed

NY may be last in US to approve no-fault divorce - Troy Record
ALBANY — Julie Chang left her husband after 13 years and two children and filed for divorce, claiming cruelty. New York courts let her out of the marriage seven years later, minus $40,000 and after suffering what she

Adjustment needed after long marriage ends - Seattle Times
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After 33 years of marriage, Martha McDowell’s husband told her he wanted a divorce. “He just didn’t want to be married anymore,” says McDowell, now 60. “But he was my best friend, and I expected to

Marriage, a Holy Union - EURweb
*Marriage is a covenantal union designed to strengthen the capability of each partner to carry out the plan of God in their lives. Whether your marriage has drifted off course or was never on course at all, God can

Asbury Park gay community’s fight for marriage equality still uphill battle - Asbury Park Press
For a few days in March 2004, the city was Ground Zero in the fight over over gay marriage in New Jersey . Within one week, the city’s clerk processed a marriage license for a gay couple, the deputy mayor officiated at

No-fault divorce pending in NY Assembly - msnbc.com
Julie Chang left her husband after 13 years and two children and filed for divorce, claiming cruelty. New York courts let her out of the marriage seven years later, minus $40,000 and after suffering what she called judge

LeAnn Rimes’ Marriage Officially Over - femalefirst.co.uk
LeAnn Rimes is officially single - her divorce from dancer Dean Sheremet was finalised on Saturday. The star split from Sheremet last year after seven years as man and wife when Rimes was caught on camera kissing her TV

Soldier prevents buddy’s suicide - Observer-Reporter
DENVER - Army Spc. Joseph Sanders was despondent over the breakup of his marriage and feeling alone in the oppressive heat of an Iraqi summer when he turned his rifle on himself and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened

Al Gore’s Affair with Larry David’s Ex-Wife Ended Marriage - The Celebrity Cafe.com
When Al and Tipper Gore publicly announced that they were separating from one another on June 1, the family decided to send an e-mail to their friends in order to notify them of the breaking news. The former couple

Stopping Obamacare or Gay Marriage? - Town Hall
Think the “gay marriage” issue is off the table right now? Think again. Closing arguments wrapped-up last week over a lawsuit seeking to overturn California’s “Proposition 8,” a ballot initiative passed

A victory as U.S. Army mounts anti-suicide campaign - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
DENVER - Army Spc. Joseph Sanders was despondent over the breakup of his marriage and feeling alone in the oppressive heat of an Iraqi summer when he turned his rifle on himself and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened

Marriage Licenses and Divorces - Tuscaloosa News
Jack Robert Cooper Sr., 64, Coaling, and Carol Lynn Gray, 41, Coaling, June 15. Nolan Ryan Couture, 22, Northport, and Crissy Grace Hitt, 21, Northport, June 17. Joseph Michael Dodson, 28, Tuscaloosa, and Mary Lindsey Jacobs, 27, Tuscaloosa, June 16

Ron and Karen Avink celebrate 40 years of marriage - Holland Sentinel
Ron and Karen Avink of Zeeland will celebrate 40 years of marriage with an open house. The event will take place 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 26, in the fireside room of Third Christian Reformed Church, 10 W. Central Ave

MARRIAGE LICENSES - Port Huron Times-Herald
WRIGHT, Walter T. and KIRBY, Dawn M., both of Port Huron. CAMPBELL, Shaun M. and WATERS, Amber M., both of Clay Township. TOCCO, Dominic A. and BOOKER, Sandra L., both of North Street. HERING, David G. of Port Huron and

Male Call: Beware of the green-eyed monster - Chattanooga Times Free Press
I have to make a confession. I’ve managed to watch about three episodes of this season’s “The Bachelorette.” I never knew this show was so entertaining. There’s drama and back-stabbing and catty, back-handed behavior and

Business News and Financial Advice - Town Hall
Momentum in stocks’ favor but trading choppy NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks have momentum on their side next week, though seesawing sentiment could roil the markets and investors will scrutinize comments from the

Ashton Kutcher ‘is teen agony uncle’ - Digital Spy
Ashton Kutcher has reportedly revealed that he gives relationship advice to Demi Moore’s three daughters. The actor, 32, also admitted that he acts as an agony uncle to their friends too. Speaking to Bang Showbiz , he

Quotable: Pat Robertson Gives Crappy Relationship Advice - The Frisky
Co-host: “Pat, this is from Anne who says, ‘My husband has always been a flirt and loves to talk with other women he finds attractive. He says he would never cheat on me but his actions are starting to get to me

Robert Pattinson gets Dating Advice from Dad - Merchant News
Twilight star Robert Pattinson appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno earlier this week, and during the interview, he revealed that he gets regular emails from his dad. He says that some of the emails are about what he thinks about scripts, while others are relationship advice. Robert said that

any advice for the broken hearted? - AfterEllen.com
So I’ve just had my heart smashed into a million pieces and need advice from people that have maybe been there. It’s funny how when you really need a friend, they are nowhere to be found! I was dating this girl

Urban, Mayer celebrate their ‘arranged marriage’ - The Oakland Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forget eHarmony. When it comes to pairing up musicians, “CMT Crossroads” is the ultimate matchmaker. “I see them sort of as arranged marriages,” said pop star John Mayer of the series

Al Gore’s Affair Ended Marriage - The Celebrity Cafe.com
Al and Tipper Gore’s surprising separation has become more clear with the news of Al Gore’s affair with Larry David’s ex-wife. David was one of the producers of Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth . Sources

Hennepin County / State a defendant in gay-marriage suit - Pioneer Press
Three gay couples suing to overturn Minnesota’s gay-marriage ban added the state as a defendant Tuesday, hours after Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed last

German Court to Recognize Gay ‘Partnership’ But Not ‘Marriage’ - Towleroad
The Berlin administrative court has ruled against a German man who married his Spanish husband in Canada and sued to have his marriage recognized as such in Germany, the Telegraph reports : Andreas Boettcher, a 37-year

Divorce Reform Hits New York - New York Times Blogs
New York looks set to became the last state in the nation to allow unilateral divorce. While the media has described this as the adoption of “no-fault” divorce, the real innovation is that New Yorkers can now

Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller Sign Divorce Papers - Artistdirect.com
It’s almost over for Charlie Sheen and his wife, Brooke Mueller. TMZ reported that the troubled duo signed divorce papers yesterday. This marriage was in the celebrity union death pool for months, after Sheen was

Sheree sued by divorce lawyer - S2Smagazine.com
Sheree Whitfield has been slammed with yet another lawsuit for not paying her divorce attorney. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Georgia law firm Weinstock & Scavo filed a civil lawsuit against the

EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Woods Wife Wants Their $80 Million Mansion In Divorce - Radar Online.com
There’s good new and bad news for Tiger Woods . His wife Elin Nordegren wants their $80 million mansion on Jupiter Island as part of their divorce, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. And that’s both the good

Charlie Sheen divorce settlement? Wife Brooke Mueller would get $55,000 a month in - NJ.com
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have hammered out a divorce agreement that gives Mueller primary custody of their sons and $55,000 a month in child support, TMZ.com reports , but the document has not yet been filed with

Al Gore’s Affair with Larry David’s Ex-Wife Ended Marriage - The Celebrity Cafe.com
When Al and Tipper Gore publicly announced that they were separating from one another on June 1, the family decided to send an e-mail to their friends in order to notify them of the breaking news. The former couple revealed that the decision was amicable and mutual, which made it seem as if there

THE CORE CIVIL RIGHT TO VOTE FOR MARRIAGE - YAHOO!
This week, the Proposition 8 trial draws to a close. This is the trial that never should have been, by a judge who has systematically telegraphed his sympathy for one side. Perry v. Schwarzenegger is not a case about

DataCom, Meru Networks and Clavister Official Suppliers to LOVE Stockholm 2010 - PR-USA.net
The Swedish Crown Princess Victoria will marry Daniel Westling in Stockholm on the 19th of June 2010. The City of Stockholm honors the marriage with a two week celebration; LOVE Stockholm 2010. Thousands of journalists

Study: Gay Marriage Campaigns Don’t Swing Voters - KPIX
A San Francisco-based foundation released a study Monday that shows that voters nationwide don’t change their minds during the course of an election campaign on whether to approve a ban on same-sex marriage. Patrick Egan

Hennepin County seeks out of gay marriage lawsuit - Minneapolis Star Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS - Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks gay marriage in Minnesota. Freeman argues that the state of Minnesota should be the defendant. The lawsuit filed last

Jonah Hill Gets Between John C. Reilly and Marisa Tomei in Cyrus Pictures - Reel Movie News
The Sundance hit Cyrus comes to theaters this Friday, starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei and Catherine Keener. Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John (Reilly) has all but given up

Larry King and Wife Still Getting a Divorce - Softpedia
Late last week, word got out in the media that Shawn had accidentally OD’ed on prescription drugs after she and Larry had called off the divorce. Though her father, who found her, claimed that his daughter was not

Sheree Whitfield hit with another lawsuit from another divorce attorney - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Being Sheree Whitfield’s divorce attorney is apparently hazardous to the bottom line. “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member allegedly owes two separate law firms more than $180,000 in divorce-related fees

Unholy Alliance: The Marriage of Illegal Aliens to the Religious Right - Associated Content
One of America’s Greatest Frauds - the Religious Right - Has Joined Forces with One of Its Greatest Threats - Illegal Aliens Wednesday’s meeting proves once and for all that the steering committee of the Religious Right

Frank Rich can be the Best Man at my Marriage - OpEdNews.com
I’ve numbered this as chapterfour because there’ve beenthree previous chapters in our gay/lesbian history that have been decided by the United States Supreme Court, the first one going against us, with the subsequent two

Love, marriage in balance - Times Union
Graydon said that soccer is above all a social sport, meant to be watched in public, preferably at a pub, rather than at home. Seriously, singing along to “Born in the U.S.A.” at the top of your lungs by yourself is

The Clowning of a Marriage - Salon
I remember the day I eloped, almost 27 years ago. The mix of excitement and fear as I embarked on this new journey. The mixing of two people, all that we were and all that we hoped to be. I remember carefully packing my

Gay Marriage Ban Trial Resumes In S.F. - KTLA.com
SAN FRANCISCO — The landmark federal trial over the constitutionality of California’s gay marriage ban is scheduled to resume after a 4 1/2 month hiatus this week with closing arguments. But instead of oratory from