Raleigh Divorce Blog

75-year-old evolutionary biologist and well-known atheist Richard Dawkins and 65-year-old actress and author Lalla Ward recently announced that they have parted ways and are divorcing. The scientist, who is famous for his best-selling books The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene, and his wife were together for 24 years. Dawkins and Ward kept quiet about further details […]

Peter Thomas, owner of a string of sports bars and restaurants such as Bar One in Atlanta, Georgia and Sports One in Charlotte, North Carolina, and husband of 48-year-old supermodel and reality television personality Cynthia Bailey, said he was “blindsided” by her divorce announcement. In a statement given to UPTOWN magazine, Thomas placed the blame […]

Sixty-two-year-old actor Dennis Quaid and real estate broker Kimberly Buffington-Quaid’s marriage of almost 12 years are coming to an end. Buffington-Quaid filed for divorce last Monday, June 27 in Los Angeles Superior Court in California after 12 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. She is seeking joint legal custody of their eight-year-old twins as well as spousal […]

The Wilson County Department of Social Services in North Carolina recently honored foster parents, a group of people who take the time and effort to care for children who have been taken from their own families. During the DSS’ annual Foster Parent Banquet, DSS director Glenn Osborne said, “I look around this room and I know that […]

A friend of 30-year-old actress Amber Heard has supported Heard’s claims that 53-year-old actor Johnny Depp was indeed guilty of domestic violence. According to Heard’s friend, 30-year-old writer, photographer, and gender activist iO Tillett Wright, Heard did not file any reports with the police about Depp’s abuse because Heard wanted to protect Depp’s image and career. Wright added […]

Forty-eight-year-old supermodel and reality television personality Cynthia Bailey and her husband, Peter Thomas, who were married in 2011, have legally separated, Bailey confirmed to The Daily Dish recently. Bailey said she is currently staying in Atlanta, Georgia while Thomas is living in Charlotte, North Carolina to focus his attention on managing his business, the sports bar and […]

Fifty-nine-year-old American billionaire and hedge fund manager Steven Cohen won the dismissal of a long-running lawsuit lodged against him by his ex-wife, Patricia Cohen, last Thursday, May 19. Patricia claimed that Cohen successfully shorted her and hid millions of dollars worth of assets in their 1990 divorce. Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan decided […]

Romantic comedy actress Drew Barrymore and art consultant Will Kopelman publicly announced that they are filing for divorce. Barrymore has appeared in popular films such as The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, and the 2014 movie Blended. The coupled married in 2012 and have two daughters together. Their oldest child, Olive, is 3-years-old and the […]

An article written by , attorney Jeffrey Marshall was recently featured on the blog of the North Carolina Bar Association. The article, “10 Ways to Prep for a Successful Mediation,” provides advice from Jeffrey as both a lawyer and a mediator to help individuals properly prepare for their next mediation. You can read the article […]

A recent study has found that it is incredibly common for couples to wait until after the holiday season ends before filing for a divorce. Often, married couples have a wealth of reasons to postpone separations during the holidays. Many parents wait to announce a divorce so as to spare their children the association of […]