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Expert: navigating a politically divided household
By M C |
Jacqueline Newman, a NYC divorce attorney, joins LiveNOW from FOX to talk about a Pew Research Center survey that found that 42% of married individuals had frequent disagreements with their spouse due to differing political views. A study by the CDC also found divorce filings fluctuate during major political events.
No Prenup Means Ben Could Go After J.Lo’s $400 Million
By M C |
News of Jennifer Lopez filing for divorce from fellow movie star hubby Ben Affleck seemed inevitable by the time Lopez officially filed on Tuesday—but one thing that was unexpected was the reveal that the couple may not have had a prenuptial agreement in place. Lopez and Affleck officially wed in Las Vegas in July of 2022, but had a more formal wedding with family…
Divorce Attorneys Weigh in on What Happens Next for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
By M C |
After months of speculation that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were experiencing marital troubles, they have officially called it quits—again. Lopez filed for divorce on her own at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on August 20, 2024, the second anniversary of their wedding ceremony in Georgia. However, they have been broken up for way longer, as Lopez cited…
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Announce Divorce After Two Years of Marriage: The End of Bennifer’s Second Chapter
By M C |
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are getting divorced after 2 years of marriage. The Love and marriage relationship between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, commonly called “Bennifer,” has captured the public’s attention for over two decades. After a brief period of rebirth of their romance in 2021, they married in July 2022 but have faced…
What’s Taking Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez So Long? Divorce Lawyer Explains Delay!
By M C |
We’ve been hearing about Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s “impending” divorce for months now! But how impending can it be if it hasn’t happened yet? Seriously, if they’re really doing this what’s taking so long? We’ve heard from insiders there are a number of reasons they might be holding back. One said Ben is worried about hurting or…
A Divorce Attorney Breaks Down Why Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Divorce Announcement May Take a While
By M C |
Divorce rumors surrounding Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck first emerged in May, after eagle-eyed fans noticed they hadn’t been photographed together for 47 days. Their couple’s car ride reunion and united front at Affleck’s kids’ graduations did little to quell speculation, especially as they listed and sold their home, spent the summer apart, and have foregone their wedding rings on certain outings. Fans and…
Welcome to the DWC—a.k.a., the Divorced Women’s Club. Ultimately, the Divorced Women’s Club is one no one ever wanted to join. However, it—is also true that while the price of membership is steep, great friendships can be made and support can be realized simply by acknowledging you have become a member. Therefore, start looking to…
So how can you tell the difference between healthy doubts and lethal ones? These four signs, especially when combined, could mean you are (consciously or unconsciously) preparing for divorce.
It is All Greek to You – Poor Communication
People love to blame money troubles and a lack of sex (or a plethora of it with other people!) as the primary root causes of divorce but that is not the case. The biggest culprit is poor communication.
New York high-net-worth divorce lawyer Jacqueline Newman shares insights from her new book, Soon-to-Be Ex: A Woman’s Guide to Her Perfect Divorce and Relaunch. Courts have less guidelines to follow in a divorce with high financial assets, allowing a judge to use more of their own discretion. Read the full article on Stop! Corruption.
It’s divorce season.
The antithesis to December’s engagement season, divorce filings begin to spike in January, peaking in February and March.
But it’s not the gloomy weather that does couples in. It’s the post-holiday jolt back to reality that has them questioning their future together.
Jacqueline Newman has said parents often will wait until their children are in college to divorce, presuming that they’ll be in a better position to handle it when they’re older. Read the rest of the article at Considerable.
KOGO News with Attorney Jacqueline Newman – Facebook Divorce Factor
Oil tycoon Harold Hamm offered to pay h is former wife $974.8 million in an intense and unusual divorce proceeding — and she promptly rejected it.
Hamm, who Bloomberg estimates is currently worth $8.7 billion (after previously being worth as much as $18 billion), sent the handwritten check to the legal team of ex-wife Sue Ann Arnall to cover the full cash value of what he owes, based on a November divorce ruling by a county judge in Oklahoma.
People often say to me, “It must be so depressing seeing people’s marriages fall apart all around you every day. Does it affect your own marriage?” As surprising as it may sound, I think that being a divorce lawyer has had a pretty positive effect on my marriage. To begin with, it allows me to get behind…
One of the world’s wealthiest couples, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos, are splitting up after 25 years of marriage. Jacqueline Newman, a Manhattan divorce lawyer and managing partner at Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein contributes to The Columbian article on this high profile divorce, adding that the “Bezoses will almost certainly settle the divorce outside of…
The most difficult type of client to work with are those that are so angry at their spouse that they are unable to see how that anger and their reaction to that anger is hurtful to their children and ultimately to their case. I talk a lot to the clients that are having that experience and attempt to make them understand how the anger they are currently feeling is temporary, while the effects of this anger can be permanent. I joke with clients that “I am their most expensive therapist.” I also advise clients (in a less joking manner) that if they continue to involve the children in their anger, they should factor in the cost of lifetime therapy bills for their children and themselves when calculating the cost of their divorce.
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