the divorce rate worldwide. In the U.S., about half of all marriages end in divorce, and in Great Britain four out of … every ten marriages are expected to end in divorce. The rising number of divorces has become a new "cultural universal" and … presumption that this emerging "divorce culture" is here to stay. This brief paper examines the recent trends in divorce and …

The author contends that while divorce mediation is a highly appealing idea, its current form of practice and … conception will likely have a detrimental impact on many women. Divorce mediation is discussed as part of a more general trend …

divorce and child custody matters may seem far-removed from bankruptcy proceedings, liquidations and reorganizations bear some … have recently begun advocating for a more limited use of divorce and child custody mediation, in part due to the emergence … their clients to skip a couple of the stages that were involved in the evolution of divorce and child custody mediation …

This is a brief preview of a forthcoming study of members of the Divorce Cooperation Institute (DCI), a group of … Wisconsin lawyers who use a "Cooperative" process to provide a constructive and efficient negotiation process in divorce cases … only in divorce cases, it can be readily adapted for other types of cases. DCI's approach generally involves an explicit …

disempowers women in divorce negotiations in a manner that is fundamentally problematic and must be remedied in a manner different … negotiations cannot be remedied without changing the power imbalance embedded in the structure of Jewish divorce itself. Merely … more fundamental, structural reform. Using negotiation theory, I demonstrate how power imbalances that affect divorce …

differs depending on whether the marriage ends by divorce or death. The result is often counter-intuitive: in most states, a … spouse is likely to receive more property if her marriage ends by divorce than if the marriage lasts until "death do us part … within marriage. In doing so, the Article questions whether inheritance law should be reformed to conform with divorce law or …

A very brief historical discussion of marriage, divorce, and out-of-wedlock births in England and France …

In this paper, we study the contribution of divorce law reforms for the evolution of divorce rates in Portugal over the … last forty years. We focus on the reforms of divorce law in the 70s and in the 90s as well as socioeconomic factors as … determinants of the divorce rate. We find that the introduction of a modern divorce law in the 70s had a significant effect on the …

marriage, especially in marriages between cousins. The contract notes that it is to be paid, however, in the event of divorce … grounds, such as insanity or impotence. Legislation was passed permitting women to initiate divorce proceedings in certain … limited circumstances. I'm trying to have empirical study about marriage and divorce in Iranian society and law …

In this paper we discuss a study of the experiences of 126 individuals who participated in online divorce mediation in … The Netherlands. Divorce is a dispute in which the parties have to distribute a large pool of assets and responsibilities …. The distributive dimension of divorce substantiates the expectation that one of the parties may be more content with the …