Going through a divorce can be an emotional roller coaster for everyone involved, even if that person is a real housewife from Orange County. One California woman and her husband continue to duke it out over their high asset divorce details after 17 years of marriage. He footed the bill for a luxury family vacation in Mexico for his soon-to-be ex-wife and three daughters
Alimony versus manimony
Studies show that over the past ten years more and more women are in powerful positions in the workforce and are earning more money than men. Because of this surge in their careers, some women are also paying out huge amounts of alimony to former husbands. In California and other states, serious money deemed "manimony" is being raked in by ex-husbands.
Co-parenting after child custody and divorce.
The end of a marriage takes its toll on everyone involved. Some stay married for the sake of their children, hanging onto the idea of a perfect family. Other couples often try to maintain a sense of normalcy for their children after a long, drawn-out divorce and child custody battle. In California and other states, couples are trying different ways to parent their children together.
Regaining child custody after release from prison
Studies show that black women are more likely to go to prison than white women, and more than half who are incarcerated are mothers to minor children. In California, to better understand how black women cope with regaining child custody after prison, an 18-month study was conducted by a sociologist. The focus was to see how women who were incarcerated dealt with poverty, gender and race that makes them more susceptible to interference from the criminal justice system and Child Protective Services.
Where should I live during a divorce?
You and your spouse have decided to divorce, and you are now dealing with many daunting questions. Who gets to keep your family mementos? Is it better to mediate your divorce, or litigate? How will you reach a custody arrangement?
The battle still rages over mogul's property division
An MGM mogul who passed away in 2015 donated the bulk of his estate to assorted charitable organizations. Worth several billion dollars, the estate was to be dispersed within three years of the mogul's death. However, the fallout from the man's past love life and four marriages are keeping the estate hanging in limbo. In California, it may fall upon the courts and a judge to determine the property division of the estate.
