Category Archives: News

Latest Marriage News

By Selena Walckner | Published: September 18, 2011

 9-11-2011 to 9-17-2011   The latest marriage news: The U.S. ranks in at #5, but can you guess which country has the highest international divorce rate? Marriage isn’t outdated. Young Americans think marriage is an important life goal. Michigan postnuptial … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Divorce with Reconciliation Services

By Selena Walckner | Published: August 30, 2011

Over the past 40 years, marriage assistance has moved away from reconciliation efforts and towards helping couples quickly divorce. A myriad of professionals are available to help ease the divorce process, including lawyers, financial advisors, and parenting educators. However, this … Continue reading →

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Demystifying Divorce Statistics

By Selena Walckner | Published: July 21, 2011

Statistics say that half of all marriages will fail. Is it really a 50-50 chance that if you choose to marry, you will also choose to divorce? Possibly not. Your personal risk of divorce might be lower than you realize. … Continue reading →

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Does Facebook Cause Divorce?

By Selena Walckner | Published: June 28, 2011

For the past year, the news reported that Facebook is dangerous for marriages. The statistic that 1-in-5 divorces are caused by Facebook circulated around the internet. However, The Wall Street Journal now reports the information is exaggerated, and the “1-in-5” … Continue reading →

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Marriage Education

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: March 24, 2011

We read a great interview on NPR about ‘marriage education’.  Here’s an excerpt: Because we have a horrible I come out of the marriage therapy world and we have a terrible track record. You know, most couples who go to … Continue reading →

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Divorce Rates according to the Wall Street Journal and CDC

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: February 4, 2011

It seems like Divorce Rates and Postnuptial Agreements are the most popular topics we’ve published. So here’s a rundown on recent divorce statistics. Divorce Rate from the US Census Bureau: Divorce Rate from Center for Disease Control (CDC): There’s also … Continue reading →

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Batting Zero: Did the McCourt Postnup Destroy Their Marriage?

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: December 23, 2010

Below is a guest post by Laurie Israel on the McCourt postnuptial agreement. A shorter version of this article was published on HuffingtonPost. Last weekend, I waded through the 100-page California Los Angeles Superior Court opinion on the Frank and … Continue reading →

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An Asperger’s Marriage

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: September 13, 2010

Marriage can be a struggle for any of us, but if your husband has Asperger’s it brings a whole set of challenges of its own. David Finch talks about the process he and his wife went through which ultimately was … Continue reading →

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If your husband contributes less financially, you are more likely to get divorced

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: September 12, 2010

A report published by the Journal of Family Issues claims that in marriages where the wife earns 60% or more of the family’s income, the marriage is far more likely to end in divorce. We only can speculate on the … Continue reading →

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Does our society really need divorce insurance?

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: September 9, 2010

A new insurance product called WedLock is the brainchild of entrepreneur John Logan. According to Logan, “People can say that all they want but the truth is the odds of divorce are higher than most of the other things we … Continue reading →

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Divorce rates dropped in 2009

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 29, 2010

According to some new data from the CDC, divorce rates have dropped over the past 3 years. It’s hard to tell whether this is a long-term trend since the statistics exclude some states. However, a very interesting trend to watch. … Continue reading →

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US divorce rate statistics

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 27, 2010

There are so many inconsistent numbers on the US divorce rate that it’s difficult to get your hands on good numbers. Most often you hear 50%, but that’s an over-simplistic estimate that seems to have little basis in hard numbers. … Continue reading →

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Psychology of happiness in marriage

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 26, 2010

Daniel Gilbert is a famous psychology professor and researcher known for his studies on happiness. Columnist Patrick O’Brien cites Gilbert’s principles on happiness while making some interesting claims about the increase in divorce rates in OurDaily. Concurrent with the adoption … Continue reading →

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Essay on whether to divorce or stay married

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 14, 2010

There’s a thoughtful essay by William Wright in the Cleveland Daily Banner. Not everyone would agree with the insistence on marriage over divorce, perhaps influenced by religious views, but it’s hard to argue with the impact on many relationships of … Continue reading →

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Personal relationship advice from a business professor

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 13, 2010

Marriages and businesses can have a lot in common, according to Rosabeth Moss Kanter, business professor at Harvard Business School. She usually advices about corporate relationships, but she recently posted some tips about how to make marriages work. Unlike full-blown … Continue reading →

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When infidelity happens to a marriage

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 12, 2010

When infidelity occurs in a marriage, it’s usually time for some tough decisions. If both partners want to save the marriage, the process of rebuilding the relationship can often be helped through marital mediation or marriage counseling. Here’s what Arlene … Continue reading →

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New book on history of marriage

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: August 11, 2010

In this insightful history, marriage counseling is shown to be a modern innovation in a world in which marital perfection has become an American ideal. In an interview with Rebecca Davis, the author of More Perfect Unions: The American Search … Continue reading →

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Ansin v. Craven-Ansin, A Massachusetts Postnuptial

By MaritalMediation Staff | Published: July 10, 2010

Ansin v. Craven-Ansin is an important recent case in Massachusetts. The issue is the validity of the postnuptial agreement and whether it may be specifically enforced. See Fogg v. Fogg, 409 Mass. 531, 536 (1991). The Massachusetts Supreme Court recent … Continue reading →

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