Charlotte Divorce Lawyer BlogAccording to Jeff Bridges, for has been married for an almost-unheard-of-in-Hollywood 33 years, “one of the things about staying married is just not getting divorced.” If that isn’t enough of an endorsement, the past year has shown us that most celebrities can’t resist tying the knot a time or two. For example, Hugh Hefner recently announced his engagement to 24-year-old Crystal Harris, who will become his third wife later this year.
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4. Marriage is better for your reputation.
The past few years have demonstrated to all of us that people really enjoy reading about marital strife and breakdowns. Couples can air their grievances on social networking websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, and many people have chosen to vent through more revealing outlets, such as personal blogs. Recently, one Los Angeles Dodgers fan and law student decided to start a blog (www.dodgerdivorce.com) analyzing the legal issues and drama in the bitter divorce proceedings between Frank and Jamie McCourt, the Dodgers’ owners.
3. Marriage is better for your children’s health.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released new figures in December which compared the health of children in all types of living situations. The data demonstrates that children who live in the same home as their parents have a lower rate of disease and sickness. The ailments documented included asthma, vision problems, developmental delays, ADHD, and migraines. These ailments were far more present in the homes of children who live with only one parents, even when wealth and education were factored in.
2. Marriage is better for your personality.
Researchers from Michigan State University recently reviewed a multitude of twin studies to discover that, among identical twins, the ones who got married were more socialized than the ones who didn’t marry.
1. Marriage is better for your finances.
According to the Journal of Family Issues, which conducted an ongoing analysis of student financial aid statistics, divorced parents usually contribute less toward their children’s college costs, as opposed to parents who are still married. The study reports that a student whose parents are divorced will end up paying about 58% of all of his or her own college expenses. If the student’s parents are remarried to new spouses, the student will pay about 47%. However, if a student’s parents are married and living together, the percentage drops to a mere 23% of college expenses.
Charlotte Divorce Lawyer Blog Reviews Reasons to Get or Stay Married
According to Time Magazine, there are five reasons why 2011 may be the year to either get married or make your marriage work, particularly if you are interested in improving your life.
Man Faces Jail Time for Hacking Wife’s Email
According to an article by the Charlotte Observer, a Michigan man is charged with a felony and facing up to five years in prison for accessing his wife’s gmail account. The man used a laptop computer which the parties shared in their home and her password to access the email account. Of course, he discovered that she was having an adulterous relationship. The wife filed for divorce, which went through in November, and the husband was charged with a felony. The husband is scheduled to go to trial in February 2011.
Divorce Issues Emerge in Home Designing
Is it easier to remodel houses than people? Interior and architectural designers are finding that they have greater psychological issues to deal with than do most client-based professionals simply because they transform homes into personal living spaces for couples. Designers find that couples can disagree over the simplest things, such as fabrics or wallpaper, and will end up battling over matters that were previously unforeseeable to both of them.
Should the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services to Flag Illegal Immigrants?
According to the Charlotte Observer, Mecklenburg County Commissioners are currently in discussions over whether to accept a proposal that will require the reporting of undocumented family members of American-born children receiving public benefits. Commissioner Bill James is asking the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services to ignore state and federal regulations and alert immigration officials or the sheriff’s office when it suspects that an illegal immigrant has applied for welfare or food stamps for his or her U.S.-born children. James believes that the state is handing out benefits by using so-called “anchor babies” as a cover for its actions. Under the 14th Amendment, citizenship is automatically granted to any child who is born in the United States.
A recent study released by the Pew Hispanic Center revealed that the number of children in this country with at least one undocumented parent increased from 2.7 million in 2003 to 4 million in 2008. Furthermore, more than 70 percent of all children of illegal immigrants are United States citizens.
Highest Divorce Rates (15 Jobs)
Radford University in Virginia recently released a list of the 15 professions with the highest divorce rates in the country. The Radford study indicates that professional dancers and choreographers are most likely to get divorced, while maids and housekeeping cleaners are the least likely to be divorced on the list. Other professions who made the list, in order from highest rate to lowest rate of divorce: Bartenders, massage therapists, gaming cage workers, extruding machine operators, gaming service workers, factory workers in the food and tobacco industries, nursing, psychiatric and home health aides, entertainers and performers, baggage porters and concierges, telemarketers, waiters, and roofers.