Blog Posts in 2015

• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 22-Dec-2015

  Startup Bets $10K Toward Your Wedding... That You'll Divorce

  Think back to your wedding. Most of you will remember the great times, but also the stress of having to pay for it. For every scenario like the film Father of the Bride, where the bride’s father would pay for the whole wedding, there are ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 22-Dec-2015

  Georgia Bill Looks To Ban Gun Sales During Divorce Period

  One of the most discussed topics in the U.S. in 2015 was the issue with guns rights. As that subject has been discussed and gone over again and again, there has actually been work done in Georgia to attempt to ban gun sales to a particular group ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 9-Dec-2015

  The Latest in Celebrity Divorces, Vol. 1

  Each newsletter, we run down the latest in celebrity divorces — the stories from before, during and after the split, straight from the tabloids into your inbox! • Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster is getting divorced ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 30-Nov-2015

  The Real Low Down on Divorce Guilt

  When divorce is brought up in most movies and TV shows, there is usually a more unsympathetic character involved, and it’s usually the one who asks for a divorce. They are usually portrayed as bad people who let our hero down. But in real life, ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 30-Nov-2015

  Can Your Voice Predict Your Chances for Divorce?

  According to a research paper published in the Proceedings of Interspeech, the journal of the International Speech Communication Association, a new computer algorithm can tell how likely you are to divorce your spouse… from the tone of your ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 30-Nov-2015

  Divorce Rates Fall in America

  The tail end of the 2008 recession in the U.S. brought a lot of good things with it. More jobs became available, and the unemployment rates went down. But as time has given researchers the data, another trend has been attributed to the end of the ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 16-Nov-2015

  Happy Couples are... Divorced Couples?

  If you see a happy married couple walking down the street, odds are that they’re heading down a path to divorce. That’s what the figures from a study done by Brigham Young University of 22,000 married couples in the U.K. Their divorce ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 16-Nov-2015

  Two Years After The Divorce, It Still Hurts for Some

  For many people, the pain of divorce never goes away. They sign the paperwork, take their share in the settlement and attempt to live the life they had before they dedicated years to a single other person — but for them, it never goes that way. ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 16-Nov-2015

  Not so Merry: Holiday Tips for Those Going Through Divorce Over the Holidays

  For all the joy and festivity that the end-of-year holiday season brings us, there’s one thing we can all agree on — they’re, at some point or another, very stressful. Between getting gifts, planning day-of festivities and visiting ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 26-Oct-2015

  What's In a (Last) Name?

  One of the biggest questions many women (and some men) face before getting married is whether or not they should take their spouse’s name after tying the knot. But what about if a marriage isn’t the fairy tale many believe it will turn ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 26-Oct-2015

  Is It Time To Release The Stigma of Children of Divorce

  We’ve discussed before how one of the most affected parties in a divorce are the children. For many, it’s a time when the only living environment they’ve ever known is about to become a memory. But is it as damaging to a kid’s ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 26-Oct-2015

  How (and Why) Lamar and Khloe Got Back Together

  When ex-NBA star Lamar Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel, many people wondered aloud who was going to visit the former All-Star. It couldn’t have been Khloe Kardashian, could it? They were divorced and wanted nothing to do with ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 12-Oct-2015

  J-Lo On Divorcing From The Road

  Getting divorced is hard enough, but imagine being on camera for the world to see you go through that tumult. That’s the situation that singer and actress Jennifer Lopez found herself in after her divorce in 2012 to Marc Anthony, and is the ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 12-Oct-2015

  A Real Look at A Billionaire's Divorce

  There’s nothing usual about the divorce case between billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and his wife, Anne Dias Griffin. First of all, Ken Griffin is the wealthiest man in Illinois; secondly, their case was settled a day after a public ...

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• Posted By The Graves Law Firm 12-Oct-2015

  Elderly Man Sleeps on The Yard of His Million Dollar Home - For Good Reason?

  Sharafat Khan is a 69-year-old man who was kicked out of his million-dollar house with nothing but the clothes on his back by his now-ex wife. Frail and in desperate need of medication, Khan has been persistent about wanting to stay there, however. ...

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