Rich Stayed Married and Poor Get Divorced
While the divorce rate within the first 10 years of marriage for college educated women dropped from 29 percent in the mid-1970’s to 16.5 percent, the rate for unmarried women witnessed a rise from 36...
View ArticleAn Interesting Source
As I have referenced the Pew Research Center in a few of my past blogs, I thought I would give more detail as to who they are. The Pew Research Center is an independent opinion research group that...
View ArticleDivorce: Nature vs. Nuture
In a recent study, divorce is not, in fact, inherent in the genes of separated couples. Instead, family history has been found to play a key role in creating the propensity for divorce later in life....
View ArticleHousework: Married Men vs. Cohabiting Men
According to findings in the September issue of the Journal of Family Issues, married men worldwide report doing less housework than unmarried cohabiting men. Researchers from George Mason University...
View ArticleCervical Cancer Increases Divorce Risk?
According to a study by the European Cancer Organization recently presented at the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona, women who develop cervical tumors are 40 percent more likely to get divorced....
View ArticleRisk of Divorce Lingers Throughout Marriage
While U.S. Census data shows divorce has stabilized since the 70′s, the threat of divorce remains throughout a couple’s marriage, some experts say. The risk of divorce in any marriage typically peaks...
View ArticleWorkaholic Marriages
According to a study by the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, couples where one partner is a workaholic are twice as more likely to divorce. Bryan Robinson, who conducted the study at UNC, is...
View ArticleEnviormental Impact of Divorce
According to a recent study by Jianguo Liu, an ecologist at Michigan Sate University whose analysis appeared in this week’s Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, divorce is bad for the...
View ArticleMen Who Do Household Work
According to a report recently released by the Council on Contemporary Families, men’s contribution to household work has doubled over the last four decades. An there is a lot of correlation to show...
View ArticleDoes Shared Parenting Work?
I just read an interesting op-ed piece in the Boston Globe about shared parenting in MA. Divorcemag makes a good case about the effects of fatherless homes and the lack of a father figure in a child’s...
View ArticleCan Hyperbolic Discounting Explain Adultery?
Why do people commit adultery? Edward Everett Hale, a Centennial Professor In Economics and Freakonomics guest blogger, says that economics may hold the answer. It’s a term called hyperbolic...
View ArticleStudy Shows Professional Degrees are Hazardous to Women’s Marital Health
I just read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about women who hold professional degrees and their respective rate of divorce. According to a soon-to-be-published study by Washington...
View ArticleHousework and Childcare: Men Are Contributing More
Since the 1960′s, men’s contribution around the house has doubled from 15% to 30%. A recent study by the The Council on Contemporary Families at the University of Illinois, Chicago shows more husbands...
View ArticleMidlife Happiness Study: Are Men Happier?
According to a new study conducted by the Journal of Happiness Studies, midlife happiness tends to increase for men and decrease for women. The research was based on overall satisfaction pertaining to...
View ArticleNew Discovery Links Male Gene Variant to Infidelity
According to a recent study, men who had one or two copies of a specific variant of a gene associated with the hormone vasopressin, actually behaved different in relationships than men without the...
View ArticleWhat about child custody?
Have you been wondering what you’re going to have to pay? Raleigh divorce lawyer Lee Rosen and Cary divorce lawyer Scott Allen join us to talk about child custody and the guidelines in North Carolina.
View ArticleFinancial Infidelity Ruining Your Credit?
Is your spouse commiting financial infidelity? Raleigh Divorce Attorney Scott Allen joins host Stephanie Lockwood to discuss how to save your credit during a divorce, as well as your chances of loosing...
View ArticleFinancial Infidelity Ruining Your Credit?
Is your spouse committing financial infidelity? Raleigh Divorce Attorney Scott Allen joins host Stephanie Lockwood to discuss how to save your credit during a divorce, as well as your chances of...
View ArticleBad Economy Spells Bad Marriage
Is the down economy to blame for your divorce? Charlotte divorce attorney, Erin Clarey, joins us this week to discuss how an unfavorable economy can affect a marriage, as well as a divorce.
View ArticleDNA Linked to Divorce
Can your DNA predict your likelihood to divorce? Raleigh divorce attorney, Kristin Stroud, joins us this week to discuss new research that links DNA to divorce rates, as well as the 10 Do’s and Dont’s...
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