Most people who live and work in the area of family law or marriage counseling come to understand the common problems between spouses and domestic partners that lead to the possibility of those couples divorcing or splitting up in one way or another.  One of, if not the most common problems that arises relates to finances.  This is particularly true with regards to finances and honesty.  A recently completed survey attempted to quantify how often people lie to each other with regards to this issue, and the results were surprising.

The National Endowment for Financial Education, or NEFE, recently performed a survey of couples who were either married or who lived together regarding their honesty with respect to financial issues that affected the marriage or the partnership.  According to the results, more than 30 percent of people who combined their finances admitted to lying to their partners about money.

For at least a generation, the roles of ‘traditional’ marriage in the United States have been changing.  Gone are the days where the husband goes off to work and the wife stays home and keeps the house and manages the children.  These days, both parents tend to work full time and both parents tend to share the duties around the home.  While most people consider this progress and simply a fair way to live, a controversial new study from Norway contradicts these beliefs.

Many people who obtain a divorce look back and wish that they had executed a prenuptial agreement to protect their assets and interests in case their marriage did not work out for them.  There are also many people who are already married who may regret not completing a prenuptial agreement and as a result they may feel stuck in a marriage because they are concerned about what they may have to lose.  However, it seems that many others are becoming more aware of their options even after the knot is tied.

Alcohol is obviously a legal substance for adults, and it can have different levels of influence on people’s lives.  One of the ways in which researchers have been studying alcohol recently involves its potential impact on married, single and divorced people, and the results of a recent longitudinal study indicate some clear trends that exist.  These trends appear to be unique for men and women as well as for those who are divorced, married and single.

For generations it seems, American society has been living with certain assumptions regarding divorce, and these assumptions have basically been adopted as norms.  However, the more we study this issue the more we seem to learn, and many of these 'norms' are being debunked over time.  It seems the latest assumption that came under scrutiny involved the percentage of divorces that are initiated by women, and the results were surprising to many.

The number of people who have decided to live together in recent years but not get married has been increasing, and as a result of this increase several different entities have been studying this phenomenon.  While most believe that there could be almost any reason in place for a couple to decide to simply cohabitate, a recent survey that took a close look at the issue led to a somewhat surprising conclusion.

When people decide that it’s time to end their marriage and move on in life without his or her partner, it often gives rise to challenges that the people involved did not foresee.  This is true both for the person who initiates the divorce and the person who is on the receiving end of this troubling decision.  As a result of the problems that arise, several different professionals have compiled some ideas for both parties to a divorce.

Many of us who have either been through a divorce or know someone who has gone through this difficult process has seen or heard rants and complaints posted online at social media sites such as Facebook.  Many of us are also aware that people going through a divorce may sign up for online dating sites such as eHarmony.com or Match.com.  These may seem like relatively normal steps to take in today's online world, but a judge in Connecticut could have recently set a precedent that would greatly impact those who make these decisions while going through a divorce.

When someone mentions a study that was done that establishes a link between money problems in a marriage and an increased likelihood for divorce, no one would likely give that study much attention. People have long known that money tends to be one of the most hot-button issues inside of any marriage and that a lack of money or financial stress in general can increase the possibility that a marriage will not work out.

When spouses complete a divorce and there are children of the marriage, the issues of child custody and child support are always difficult ones to deal with for many reasons.  Unfortunately, there are also many situations where a parent will move out of state and at some point refuse to return the child to the custodial parent.  These situations are obviously difficult, but there are laws in place to help parents who are forced to track down their children in an effort to have them returned.

The State of California, like millions of its residents, is facing a serious financial problem on many levels.  As a result of a nearly complete lack of funds that would continue to keep staffs at their current level, the state is being forced to lay off state workers at a breakneck pace.  One of the areas that will soon begin to feel the pinch is in courthouses around the state, and the result of these cutbacks could mean that divorce cases will take longer than they do now to complete.

For many years, society in general has assumed that people who remained single lived longer and happier lives because of the lack of stress that can and often is part of a marriage.  Any time two people attempt to build a life together, it involves much in the way of work and diligence.  However, a recent study has revealed that when it comes to heart problems, married people actually tend to stand a much greater chance of long-term survival than their unmarried counterparts.

When the divorce rate remains high for many years and people show a high propensity to remarry, they often find a bond with someone who has also been through a divorce.  These bonds lead to marriages where children are brought together under one roof, and step-brothers and sisters are now a common familial relationship in the United States.  While the number of children who experience this situation is growing, it was only estimated with any degree of particularity recently.

The United States Census Bureau does much more than simply count the number of people living in the United States.  The bureau also compiles several different types of statistics, and the most recent effort by the bureau has updated some of the statistics regarding marriage and divorce in the United States.  In short, the divorce rate is down slightly from the release of the previous statistics, but the numbers are remaining steady in many other regards.

Most people understand that almost half of all marriages end in divorce.  This has been a well-known statistic for some time, but most people would likely feel that the longer two people are married, the less likely it is that they would ever contemplate much less complete a divorce.  However, that notion is not accurate, as statistics that have recently been published indicate that the divorce rate for people who are over 50 years of age is rising quickly in the United States.