Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas to divorce after 18 years
Fifty-six-year-old Golden Globe winner for Working Girl, Melanie Griffith, filed a petition on June 6 in a Los Angeles court to divorce her husband of 18 years, 53-year-old Spanish actor, producer, singer, and dancer Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas, The Associated Press reported. Griffith and Banderas tied the knot in 1996 and have a 17-year-old daughter together. […]
Singer Frankie Valli triumphs in CA Supreme Court divorce feud
The California Supreme Court unanimously reversed an appeals court decision on May 15, deciding that 80-year-old Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli’s ex-wife Randy would not be eligible for the full amount of a life insurance policy taken out by Valli, San Jose Mercury News reported. In the ruling penned by Justice Joyce Kennard, it was expressly stated that the […]
Policeman who allegedly assaulted wife files for divorce
San Diego, California police officer Gilbert Anthony Lorenzo, taken into custody twice before on domestic violence charges, filed for divorce from his wife of four years and the woman he was accused of assaulting, CBS 8 reported on May 7. His last arrest happened on May 5. According to Lorenzo, he wanted to protect his two young daughters […]
Scandal actor allegedly breaks into his estranged wife’s home
31-year-old Scandal actor Columbus Short allegedly broke into and ransacked the residence that he formerly shared with his estranged wife, Tanee McCall-Short. Tanee filed for divorce in April of this year after Columbus allegedly threatened to kill his wife and himself. He pled not guilty to spousal battery in March after allegedly attacking his wife in front of […]
How marriage can affect your taxes
A recent marriage or divorce can affect the process of filing taxes. Remember the following tips when filing your taxes this season. To determine whether you should indicate “single” or “married” when recording your status in your tax return, determine what your civil status was on December 31, the last day of the tax year. […]
Divorced Jewish woman unable to remarry
Though Lonna Kin has been divorced under California state law for 7 years, she remains married to her first husband under Jewish law. Kin’s husband has recently remarried because of a loophole in Jewish marriage doctrine. The same loophole is not available to Lonna. Lonna will only able to remarry if her husband grants her […]
Moore-Kutcher divorce finalized in Los Angeles Court
After the finalization of his divorce to Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher publicly stated that he is dating That 70’s Show former co-star Mila Kunis. A Los Angeles County Court judge finalized Kutcher and Moore’s divorce on Tuesday, November 26. Moore and Kutcher announced that they were legally separated in 2011. In December of 2012, Kutcher filed […]
Timbaland and wife Monique to be divorced
Forty-one-year-old music producer and platinum award-winning recording artist Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley and his wife Monique are separating after five years of marriage. According to legal documents uncovered by TMZ, Monique Mosley has requested that Mr. Mosley finance private schooling and summer camp for their daughter, vacations, and essentials such as life insurance and permanent alimony. […]
Divorce in no-fault states
Proving fault in divorce can be tricky. In a no-fault state like California, a person could decide to divorce his or her spouse even without stating the wrongdoing done by the spouse. The person filing for divorce does not have the burden of having to prove in court that the spouse had been unfaithful. However, […]
Research shows less divorces are caused by cheating
Infidelity causes less divorces compared to other factors, according to a study by the United Kingdom research institute Co-operative Legal Services. The researchers studied more than 5 million U.K. divorce cases beginning in the 1970s. The results implied that people today are half as likely to say that cheating caused their marriage to fail than […]