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Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis announces divorce

Forty-four-year-old Italian-born American chef and television personality Giada Pamela De Laurentiis and 52-year-old fashion designer Todd Thompson are divorcing after 11 years of marriage, De Laurentiis confirmed in a Facebook post last Monday, January 5. In the post, reported on San Jose Mercury News, De Laurentiis said that the decision to divorce was saddening, but […]

One-day divorce court opens in San Diego

San Diego, California does its residents a public service by offering a “One-Day Divorce Program” at the San Diego Supreme Court, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The divorce program’s supervising judge, Supervising Judge of the Family Court Maureen Hallahan, said that people must suffer through the slow, tedious process of divorce in family courts and that the “process takes […]

Harold Hamm’s ex-wife to appeal $1B divorce settlement

Sue Ann Hamm, ex-wife of oil magnate and Continental Resources, Inc., CEO Harold Hamm, is planning to appeal a court ruling that awarded her almost $1 billion from her divorce, claiming the award is less than 6% of their combined $18 billion wealth, the San Jose Mercury News reported on November 14. An Oklahoma County judge awarded […]

Pending divorce settlement would grant $1B to Harold Hamm’s ex-wife

Harold Hamm, owner of America’s biggest oil exploration company in Oklahoma City, Continental Resources, and pioneer of the Bakken formation shale exploration venture, must pay nearly $1 billion as a divorce settlement to his now ex-wife, Sue Ann Hamm, according to an article by the Independent on November 11. A divorce judge in Oklahoma recently […]

Angie Harmon, Jason Sehorn split

Forty-two-year-old Hollywood television and film actress Angela Michelle “Angie” Harmon and 43-year-old former cornerback for the National Football League Jason Heath Sehorn announced their separation on November 3 and are contemplating filing for divorce after 13 years of marriage, but have yet to specify details of their split, the Inquisitr reported. The couple has three daughters […]

Amber Rose heartbroken over divorce from Wiz Khalifa

Thirty-year-old model Amber Levonchuck, popularly known as Amber Rose, expressed heartbreak on social media over her pending divorce from rapper Wiz Khalifa, Hollywood Life reported on October 7. Amid allegations that Wiz Khalifa, Amber Rose’s husband for a year and a half, cheated on her, Amber Rose filed for divorce. She is seeking full custody of their […]

Kris, Bruce Jenner divorce after 22 years of marriage

American television personality Kristen “Kris” Jenner,58, has filed a divorce petition to end her 22-year marriage to 64-year-old former track and field athlete and 1976 Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner. Kris, the matriarch of the reality television show Keeping up with the Kardashians, which focuses on the life of Kris’ daughters from her first marriage […]

The most difficult states to obtain a divorce

Not all states are created equal when it comes to divorce proceedings. The following are the most difficult states to obtain a divorce, according to forbes.com. Arkansas has the longest processing time in the country, 540 days! You must also be separated for 18 months. If you cohabit for any time during that period, the […]

Seven States Where Divorce Can Be A Pain

In the following seven states, filing and waiting for divorce is time-consuming, expensive, and tedious, ABC News reported on August 6. According to a divorce attorney, the most difficult states to get divorced in are California, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Nebraska, New York, and Arkansas. The basis of this statement stemmed from a review of the United States […]

Singer Neil Young files for divorce from wife of 36 years

Sixty-eight-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young filed a divorce from Pegi Young, his wife of 36 years. Young first met Pegi when she was a waitress at a diner near his California ranch; their love story was encapsulated in the 1992 song Unknown Legend.  Pegi young served as Neil Young’s inspiration for some of his most successful love […]