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NEWS ABOUT: divorce attorney

divorce attorney stories: 6 news summaries

 Paris Divorce Fair 
 Thrives on 
 Breakups 

Get legal advice and plastic surgery for life's next phase

Nov 9, 09 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - The annual Paris Marriage Fair has spawned a modern offspring—a Divorce Fair. “Divorce has lost its stigma,” says its organizer; nearly 50% of French marriages, including two of Nicolas Sarkozy's, don't last. Booths at the fair offered services from divorce lawyers, tarot card readers, self-esteem coaches, and... More »

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divorce • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • marriage • Paris • lawyer • divorce attorney • separation • trade fair

Arquette Calls
It Quits With Hubby Jane

Actor hires celeb divorce lawyer who repped Britney

Jan 5, 09 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Patricia Arquette has cited “irreconcilable differences" and filed for divorce from actor Thomas Jane, TMZ reports. The couple of 2 years has no prenup and a 5-year-old daughter, so Arquette will rely on celebrity divorce lawyer Laura Wasser to sort things out. Wasser has handled power breakups for... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • Laura Wasser • Thomas Jane • divorce attorney • celebrity divorces • Patricia Arquette • prenuptial agreement

Killer 'Santa' Was Out to
Get His Mom

13 kids were orphaned by Pardo's rampage on Christmas Eve

Dec 30, 08 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who carried out a Christmas Eve killing spree dressed as Santa Claus had planned to kill his own mother, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was furious with his mom for siding with his ex-wife in their bitter marital dispute and knew she was invited to... More »

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California • murder-suicide • explosion • arson • Santa Claus • shooting • divorce attorney • Bruce Jeffrey Pardo

Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

Paperwork's cheap, but hiring lawyers, dividing real estate, finding therapy adds up

Jul 6, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested)... More »

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divorce • real estate • marriage • family • financial planning • lawyer • divorce rate • divorce attorney • divorce settlement

Merry Divorcées Plan Rites
for Deceased Marriages

Break-ups marked by ceremonies, parties

Apr 9, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Atlanta divorce lawyer has a little gift for her clients: a mock coffin to bury their wedding rings in when the divorce comes through. "Funerals" for failed marriages—or just big parties—are becoming popular with the newly single keen to bury the past and celebrate a new... More »

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divorce • marriage • love • wedding • breakup • divorce rate • divorce attorney

Britney's Manager
to Be Fired

Spears' dad gets OK
to sack Grossman; divorce lawyer quitting

Feb 9, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears’ business manager and her divorce attorney are both flying the coop, but for different reasons, says People. Lawyer Sorrell Trope turned in his notice yesterday, filing to be released from the K-Fed custody case for the second time. Meanwhile, Spears’ father got Superior Court permission to fire business... More »

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Britney Spears • Jamie Spears • Howard Grossman • Sorrell Trope • business manager • divorce attorney

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