The parents of celebrities Jessica and Ashlee Simpson have announced they will divorce.Tina Simpson has filed divorce papers in Texas, intending to end her 34-year-marriage to Joe Simpson, who manages Jessica's career. The Simpsons have two grandchildren. In her...
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Month: October 2012
Prenups the key to a strong marriage?
It's tough to ask the person you love and want to spend a lifetime with for a prenuptial agreement. It's even tougher to hear your intended spouse ask you to sign it.One therapist says, however, that prenuptial agreements put the issues of money on the table, and...
Billionaire Texan divorcing
Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens and his fourth wife have announced they will divorce.Pickens, 84, married 65-year-old widow Madeleine Paulson seven years ago. It is unknown whether they had signed a prenuptial agreement. A spokesman for Pickens said the couple...
Famous divorces end in big settlements
In a cautionary tale for Texas millionaires, an actor in a high-profile divorce likely will give his ex-wife half of their fortune in property division.Kelsey Grammer, made famous as Dr. Frasier Crane on the long-running sitcoms "Cheers" and "Frasier," reportedly has...
Texans fight over custody of twins
A 47-year-old Texas woman and her dream of being a new mother of twins is being shattered by a child custody battle. The woman is currently fighting the father of her children, a friend who donated his sperm with the promise of co-parenting but who now wants full...