Chicago Divorce Attorneys

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D.

Those gossip magazines sold at the end of the grocery store aisle are full of salacious and juicy details about celebrity marriage splits. And who hasn’t heard whispers about the messy break up between neighbors, co-workers, or others in our lives?

While as many as one half of all U.S. marriages end in divorce, the days of the messy and public divorce may be over, thanks to a relatively new and increasingly popular movement in family law known as collaborative divorce.

By TIM REYNOLDS (AP) – Jun 3, 2010

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade has gotten temporary custody of his two young sons, ordered by a court in Chicago after ongoing issues regarding visitation schedules between the Miami Heat star and his estranged wife.

Kelis recently sat down with Perez Hilton  to talk about a variety of things, including her highly publicized divorce from Nas. When asked by Hilton whether she and the hip-hop legend were on friendly terms, the “Milkshake” singer simply replied “Sometimes.” She also dismissed talk the two of them had ever tried to get back together, rumors originated by various media outlets almost a year ago.

BY ROBERT WALLACE write to him c/o The Post-Tribune, 1433 83rd Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410

Dr. Wallace: A young lady wrote to you that her future mother-in-law visited a fortuneteller in Ireland and was told that the marriage between her son and the young lady would end in a horrible divorce. Her son said that the fortuneteller didn't have any "psychic power" and that she was only out to earn a little spending money.

AFTER 33 YEARS of marriage, Martha McDowell's husband told her he wanted a divorce. He provided few reasons. They were trivial, and to her did not justify ending their union.

"He just didn't want to be married anymore," says McDowell, now 60. "But he was my best friend, and I expected to spend the rest of my life with him."