Ask any divorce lawyer what clients most want to know, and the answer is almost always the same: “How much is this going to cost me?” It’s a fair question. But as one seasoned New York divorce lawyer jokes, if you want an exact quote, he’ll need your spouse’s full name, your list of grudges, and a credit card.
Have you heard of quiet quitting? It may sound like something you do at a workplace, but it also applies to hobbies, friendships, and, yes, marriages.
Quiet quitting is when someone emotionally checks out while physically staying in the relationship.
Imagine this scenario: You divorce your spouse, the court orders you to pay alimony, and life moves on. But then comes the plot twist: your ex suddenly wins big in the lottery. That’s exactly what happened to one ex-couple in New Jersey, and it’s had people asking the same burning legal question: “Can you stop paying alimony if your ex becomes a multimillionaire?”
At the law offices of LaGrandeur & Williams, we hear this type of question more often than you’d expect.
When Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the phrase that grabbed headlines wasn’t “irreconcilable differences” but her reason for divorcing him: biblical grounds. This was how a very private heartbreak became a very public vocabulary lesson about faith, marriage, and how those two collide, or politely sidestep each other, inside a courtroom.
Some marriages fall apart because of real, complicated problems. Others collapse because one spouse fires up their imagination, connects dots that aren’t even on the same page, and creates drama where there was none.
That’s exactly the plot of a widely circulated Reddit story featuring a husband who became convinced his pregnant wife was cheating.
When British singer and songwriter Lily Allen dropped her latest album West End Girl, the internet lit up with various posts commenting on the nature of the lyrical content. Critics called it her “rawest work yet.” Listeners called it therapy in stereo.
When celebrity custody battles hit headlines, we often see the flash and the fury. But behind the tabloids lies something more human and instructive.
In a recent interview with podcaster Jay Shetty, Madonna reflected on her 2016 custody fight with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over their son Rocco.
All divorces typically fall into a spectrum. On one end, it can happen swiftly and quietly if both spouses agree on terms; on the other, it can drag on for ages if they’re locked in battle. But have you ever wondered how the new generation, specifically Gen Z, divorces? Do they announce their split mid-choreography in a TikTok post? More importantly, where does “rizz” factor into all this?
We promise this blog isn’t filled with Gen Z stereotypes.
Divorce often raises financial questions: who keeps the house, who pays support, and — in rare cases — who foots the tuition bill. And we’re not talking about the kids’ tuition, but a spouse’s. Case in point: a divorced couple in Singapore in which a judge rejected a woman’s request for her ex-husband to pay her university fees, calling her stance “extremely unreasonable.
It’s a headline that has caused many jaws to drop (including ours): Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorcing after 19 years of marriage. How could two people who projected an image of harmony for so long suddenly part ways?
We’ve handled enough cases as family law attorneys — not to mention, chronicled many celebrity breakups — to know the pattern: even the strongest relationships can fall apart.