Why Did You Get A Divorce?

Kids ask hard questions, there’s no denying that. When I got divorced I was surprised by some of the questions Hailey asked, it seemed that she was aware of more than I thought she was. I tried really hard to give her good answers without pointing any fingers. Since some of the issues leading to my divorce were too adult for her to understand, I sidestepped them. After all, it really isn’t my child’s business that her father was unfaithful. I didn’t want to paint that picture of him for Hailey. I chose instead to tell her that we just … Continue reading

Katie Holmes Files for Divorce – Part 2

In my last blog, I was talking about Tom Cruise’s many exes. Yesterday, we learned that Katie Holmes will soon join that exclusive club as she filed for divorce. While Cruise was married to Nicole Kidman and dating Penelope Cruz, Holmes was busy dating actor Chris Klein. The two became engaged, but broke up in 2005. That same year, Holmes began dating Cruise. Now, I don’t know how they met, but Star Magazine reported that Cruise’s agent called Holmes publicist for a meeting between the two. How romantic is that? Just pluck your next young wife out of the phone … Continue reading

Insurance Blog Week in Review – June 17 – 23, 2012

Each and every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you an easy way to “ketchup” on all of the blogs that appeared here in the past week. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs here each week, and they can go by pretty fast. What did you miss? Another Reason to Cover Pre-Existing Conditions Health insurance companies are considering people who have donated a kidney as having a pre-existing condition. The insurers are using this as an excuse to deny coverage. This is horrible! California Replicates Health Care Reform Laws If the Supreme Court decides to … Continue reading

State Farm Has Tips About Life Insurance After Divorce

Most of the time, when a person gets a life insurance policy, the person makes his or her spouse the beneficiary. In general, that is a very smart idea. However, if the marriage ends in divorce, things can get a bit tricky when it comes to life insurance. State Farm Insurance has some advice for people who are about to divorce. Read it over before you sign “the papers”. It is always stressful when a marriage ends in a divorce, even for those who have an “amicable divorce”. Getting a divorce means that there are a plethora of things that … Continue reading

Blood Test Results Lead to Divorce

A simple blood test can reveal a lot about a person. It also can tell you important information about who that person is related to. When blood test results reveal unexpected things, this can lead to family problems, (including divorce). Genealogists may want to keep this in mind before ordering a home DNA kit. A student in Taiwan was studying blood types and hereditary properties in his junior-high school biology class. He learned that his blood type was B, and that his father’s blood type was A. This lead the student to ask his father how that could be possible. … Continue reading

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher to Divorce

Cougars all over the world are stunned – their shining example of what cougarhood can be has come to an end. After rumors swirled that Ashton Kutcher had cheated on wife Demi Moore, the two announced their divorce this week. The pair has almost always turned heads since they began dating in 2003, when Moore was 41-years-old and Kutcher was barely out of diapers. Okay, he was actually 25-years-old. But, Moore’s oldest daughter, Rumer is just 10 years younger than Kutcher. While not many batted an eyelash when Anthony Quinn married a women 48 years younger than him or Sammy … Continue reading

Kim and Kris Marry…No Wait, Divorce

I didn’t blog about the Kim Kardashian/Kris Humphries wedding because frankly, I don’t really care for people who became famous for no reason at all. Now some of her fans might say “But Libby, she is a successful reality star and business woman. Uh, no. Do something that shows some remote talent, then I will consider you famous. So, I refused to blog about the wedding, yet now I feel compelled by my love for Hollywood scandal to let you know I will blog about the divorce. Yes, that is right, I said “divorce.” After a brief 72 days (is … Continue reading

Insurance Tips For the Recently Divorced

Going through a divorce is stressful. It requires a person to make a lot of changes that can be difficult to experience, from both an emotional and financial perspective. People who have recently gotten divorced should take a look at their existing insurance policies. You might want to make some changes to them, for your own protection. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has put together some tips that can help people who recently got divorced figure out what changes they need to make to their insurance policies. Now that your divorce has been finalized, it is time to … Continue reading

Couple Considers Divorce For Insurance Coverage

A couple in Ohio has been married for thirty years. They love each other very much, their marriage is working well, and they have raised some children together. Unfortunately, the wife needs a liver transplant, and the husband’s insurance does not cover the full cost of it. If the couple decides to get divorced, this could open up her eligibility for insurance coverage. One of the vows that people make on their wedding day is “in sickness, and in health”. When two people, who truly love each other, get married, they are hoping that this marriage will last them their … Continue reading

They Have Divorced How Many Times?

It is well known that divorce is more common now than in generations past. It is not unusual for there to be quite a few branches growing out of parts of our family tree where our relatives have divorced and then later remarried. Sometimes, though, it may get a bit tricky to fit all of this information onto a pedigree chart if, for example, a person marries and has a few children, divorces, remarries someone who also has children, divorces them, and goes on to divorce and remarry a few more times. If you think that such things do not … Continue reading