Raleigh Divorce Blog

In general, America sees a pattern of women receiving better deals in custody battles than their estranged spouses. There are many cases of a judge presiding over a child custody litigation found in favor of the mother because our society still views women as the natural caretakers of children. In recent years, the emergence of law […]

According to sociological statistics, before the Farm Crisis of the 1980’s, the divorce rate among American couples who work in the farming industry was lower than the divorce rate among other American couples. This fact is an exemplary feat, considering around 40% of American marriages end in divorce. Data from the National Vital Statistics System showed the […]

Forty-year-one-old actress Angelina Jolie Pitt and 52-year-old actor Brad Pitt came together after tequila and dancing in Bogota and said goodbye on a French seaside, drinking wine and spilling tears. The set of the 2005 action film Mr. &. Mrs. Smith is where the Pitts first met and fell in love, despite Brad’s marriage to 47-year-old […]

18-year-old Hendersonville, North Carolina resident Farrah Gillie said she had short-term foster family placements before she was lodged in a group home, and was assigned to four more families after that before she was formally adopted at the age of 17. To give back to other youth who are currently going through similar experiences, she spends her time […]

Fifty-two-year-old actor and producer Brad Pitt and 41-year-old actress Angelina Jolie Pitt claim they are staying committed to their marriage, dispelling earlier divorce rumors. The pair recently celebrated their second anniversary at a hotel in Beverly Hills in Los Angeles amid reports in the media that everything is not smooth sailing between the couple. Pitt and […]

The Raleigh Police Department in Wake County, North Carolina are conducting a search for the parents of a kindergartner from Durant Road Elementary School who was not picked up at the bus stop after school let out at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23. Police officers took the child into custody when by 7:30 p.m. there was still […]

In May 2013, Florida resident, Cindy Hausburg, who is now 59, filed for divorce from her husband. After having already been separated for two years, both Hausburg and her former husband expected the process to be rather smooth regarding their friendly platonic relationship. However, over the next two years, Hausburg found herself stripped of almost […]

A press release from Working America reported that the Greensboro City Council in North Carolina finally passed the paid parental leave policy by a unanimous vote of 9 to 0 last Tuesday, August 16. Working America is the community affiliate of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFLCIO), The City Council is now offering city […]

Forty-eight-year-old supermodel and reality television star Cynthia Bailey is one step closer to completing her divorce from her husband, entrepreneur Peter Thomas. Bailey and Thomas are selling their four-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion in east Atlanta, according to TMZ. Bailey, who stars in Bravo’s hit reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Thomas, who owns the bar […]

Thirty-seven-year-old actress Keshia Knight Pulliam said that she did not expect that her husband of less than one year, 38-year-old former football linebacker Edgerton “Ed” Hartwell II, to file divorce papers that will end their marriage, as she claims that he cheated on her. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Pulliam said, “When he said he […]