Unmarried couples in Texas and throughout the United States are increasingly drawing up legal documents similar to prenuptial agreements to specify various matters, including those of the financial type, even though they haven't said "I do."The avenue of family law...
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Hollywood couple splits
Actors Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have decided to divorce. Garth and Facinelli married 11 years ago and are raising three daughters, ages 14, 9 and 5. They met on the set of a television movie in 1996 and married five years later.Right after they announced their...
Actor’s wife files for divorce
The wife of one of Austin's most famous part-time residents, actor Dennis Quaid, has filed divorce papers in a Travis County courtroom.Quaid married his real-estate agent wife seven years ago. Now she argues that there is nothing left to a marriage that has "become...
Football great to divorce
University of Texas football fans no doubt remember the fits that Barry Sanders caused the Longhorns in the 1980s. Those same fans will be interested to hear that the college and professional football legend recently filed for divorce.Sanders married his wife more...
Actor ordered to pay wife $50,000
The acrimonious divorce between actor Terrence Howard and his estranged wife has gotten even more bitter now that a judge has ordered him to give her $50,000 until they meet again in court in April.The ongoing divorce battle brings to light the need for couples,...
Famous pastor’s wife calls off divorce
The on-again, off-again divorce between a famed megachurch pastor -- who has a popular following in many states, including Texas -- and his wife is off again. Vanessa Long, who filed paperwork to divorce Bishop Eddie Long, asked that the petition be dismissed. It is...
There are many advantages of preparing a prenuptial agreement
Now that Valentine's Day is over, many newly engaged couples will be flocking to stores to set up their wedding registries. Planning for a wedding can become overwhelming and many couples don't think about creating a prenuptial agreement despite almost half of...
Katy Perry reaches divorce settlement despite no prenup
Many Austin residents may have heard that Katy Perry and Russell Brand have finalized their divorce by reaching a comprehensive divorce settlement on all issues. The couple agreed that the settlement was uncontested and waived their right to go to trial. The couple...
Kardashian divorce trial could wind up on TV
The fairytale, made-for-TV wedding of reality TV star Kim Kardashian and estranged husband Kris Humphries could turn into a made-for-TV divorce.Unless Kardashian agrees to Humphries' request for an annulment based on fraud or reaches a financial settlement with him in...
Officer under investigation for bigamy
A Texas man who married just three weeks after his previous wife served him with divorce papers has been removed from his job as a police officer pending a criminal investigation.Officials at the man's police department said the 34-year-old investigator is the subject...
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