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divorce

[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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A few years ago, Georgia Chappels found herself in a 'financial crisis' after going through a divorce.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

At the time, she was raising seven children -- she later had more -- while going through a divorce.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

When I asked him about the money after the divorce, he denied that it had ever existed, despite the text message confirming that it had been set aside for the girls.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“I retired in 2020 and subsequently went through a divorce a few years later.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Rachel’s divorce had not been legally granted at the time of their wedding, so Rachel Robards was still married to her first husband when she married Andrew Jackson, a crime known as bigamy.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Ms. Carvajal and Ms. Ostler, both journalists, track the marriages, divorces, Catholic conversions, births and deaths of various family members against the backdrop of a vanishing way of life and impending disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

There are also obvious risks if he dies prematurely, becomes ill or divorces.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

In high-net worth divorces, parties typically divide assets in the most tax-efficient way possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

"Working has kept me young, vigorous, energetic, knowledgeable, fun," said Cohen, who has represented celebrities in their divorces, including former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

There had been several divorces among them, including Yolanda's.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Rachel was seven when the two couples went to court together and got divorced.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

She was briefly married to Ralph Head, at age 20, then married and divorced Ventura Huerta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

His entry into politics came at age 17 after his father pushed him to run against his mother Rogeria on the Rio de Janeiro city council, a year after his parents divorced.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

They share two children — daughter Sunshine and son Harmony — and divorced in 1977.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

“Before my parents got divorced last year, I was seeing a therapist. But my mom’s too busy working now, so I don’t go anymore.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

Mutual-fund company T. Rowe Price lists special equity awards among pay practices that it considers outdated or at risk of divorcing executives’ interests from those of shareholders in its proxy voting guidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Finally, the Sun splashes on the marriage breakup of Katie Price and her "conman hubby", as the paper puts it, with: "Katie: I'm divorcing you, Lee."

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Right now there’s a lot of talk about divorcing your parents going around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

According to the law offices of Christopher Le, divorcing for the sole purpose of obtaining benefits may be viewed as an attempt to manipulate the system.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

It’s not as if she was divorcing them.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée


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