October 2006

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 20, 2006

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the focus needs to be on making domestic violence shelters safer. Just last month a man gunned down his wife in a shelter in the small town of Sylva, North Carolina. Now the chair of the North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission, Lisa Angel, is urging state lawmakers to [...]

The Minority Are Married People

October 17, 2006

Are unmarried people now the majority? The New York Times

Poll Shows Increase in Prenuptials

October 13, 2006

According to The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), 80% of divorce attorneys cited an increase in prenuptial agreements during the past five years.

Spouses and Private Investigators

October 10, 2006

If you want to spy on your spouse, there are limits, legally. For instance, you are not allowed to record a conversation or hide a camera without getting their permission. Wiretapping laws are violated all the time, so why aren’t people getting caught? Or are they?

Amish School Shooting

October 4, 2006

In light of the recent Amish school shooting, why do married couples often overlook their spouse’s mental illness and ignore their disturbing behavior? Divorce experts say many times the wife or husband wants to save the marriage instead of coming to terms with their spouse’s odd behavior. It’s not uncommon to hear about a spouse [...]