Marriages don’t deteriorate overnight. There’s often a gradual decline, sometimes over years or decades, that leads to an eventual breaking point and makes divorce inevitable. We asked now-divorced ...

While divorce declined and marriage rates stayed steady in recent years, according to federal data, divorce still shapes a ...

In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce.

If you're married or divorced, you could be entitled to spousal benefits in addition to any retirement benefits based on your own work record. But if your marital status changes in retirement, it ...

A Texas woman who divorced her husband later became his legal guardian — and is caring for him alongside her new husband. Kris Armstrong, 38, and Brandon, 38, tied the knot in August 2006 after a ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

I never want to make light of divorce—it’s serious, heartbreaking, difficult, and a million other things—but it has its upsides. I can tell you, because I am divorced. You might think at first: How ...

Earlier today, my colleague Derek Thompson argued that it's misleading to think of marriage as a "luxury good." Why? Because luxury goods are something the rich buy and the poor can't afford. But in ...

Former Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner hasn’t quite embraced the idea of being divorced following his split from Theresa Nist.