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divorce

[dih-vawrs] / dɪˈvɔrs /




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Wilson isn’t the only wealthy entrepreneur to divorce without a prenup.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

After a divorce: Divorce is the most obvious trigger — but as Kleinfeldt’s case shows, wanting to update your beneficiary designations isn’t enough.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The amount surpasses the 944 billion won awarded in the divorce settlement between SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won -- whose business also owns chip giant SK hynix -- and his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

It led to divorce and birthed the series, which aimed to give a glimpse of Utah’s Mormon mom influencers navigating the hyper-conservative religious expectations they live by or grew up in.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Once, she’d said she wished they’d hurry and get a divorce, yet when it was actually happening, she kind of shut down.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

But what if she divorces her second husband?

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 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

Lawyers who navigate the system for divorces, custody disputes and family court battles say it will be complicated.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

While divorces are often expensive, acrimonious and painful for the rest of the family, I came to see that they sometimes are the most necessary step a person can take for their own well-being.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

After the Pacheco case and up until this Joe Mondragon thing, Bloom had once again comfortably immersed himself in the endless petty squabbles, divorces, and mundane litigations of the poor people of Chamisa County.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Beck, who is divorced, was pleasantly surprised by several lower living expenses in Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Stewart was also divorced by the time her empire was at its peak — and people also criticized her, for different reasons.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

“After a marriage for this period of time, differentiating between marital and non-marital assets became excessively challenging,” when they got divorced, he says.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Hammond and ex-wife Mindy divorced following 23 years of marriage.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

We were still a family and they were still traditionally married, but she divorced him in order to separate their financial affairs.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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

Keep in mind that divorcing solely for the purpose of qualifying for higher benefits may raise legal concerns if the divorce is not genuine.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

But divorcing a film like this from the times in which we’re absorbing it is short of impossible, no matter how much of an escape it provides for 109 minutes.

From Salon May 17, 2026

Abuelita said that Papá was divorcing Mamá, but she didn’t mention that he had another woman and two other daughters.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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