The Myth of Hopelessness: My Marriage Can’t Be Saved

Written by Lori Lowe   After years of researching marriages, writing a marriage blog and a marriage book, people have asked me the biggest contributor to divorce. I agree with many experts that loss of hope is likely the biggest challenge couples on the brink face. There is a widely held myth that, “My marriage […]

From Cradle to Grave: Government Dependency Hurts Families

Written by Linda Chavez   There is much to warrant optimism about the future of the United States, given the nation’s history of resilience in the face of adversity.  But one social trend, the supplanting of the American family by government as the major source of economic security from cradle to grave, may prove more […]

Defending Divorce: Really?

Written by Michele Weiner-Davis   As a liberal, card-carrying Democrat, it might surprise some that I am appalled by Pamela White’s article “Defending Divorce”, in the Boulder, Colorado, newspaper, The Boulder Weekly. When nearly one out of every two marriages ends in divorce, divorce hardly needs a defense. But that’s not the reason for my […]

Promising Solutions to the Marriage Crisis

Written by Krsnanandini Devi Dasi & Tariq Saleem Ziyad   In our last post, we promised to provide some solutions to the spiraling divorce rates and to the failure of many people with children to marry.  We’re excited about the transformation that is possible when some of these solutions are accepted and implemented.  And we […]

Hammering Away at the Foundations of Marriage

Written by Kevin Senich   Marriage is disappearing.  Its once privileged status has been largely taken away by laws designed to make divorce easy.  Once law ceased to protect marriage, it rapidly evolved in the direction of making marriage irrelevant.  Legally, it makes increasingly little difference today whether one is married or not. A recent […]

Pre-Existing Conditions in a Marriage

Written by David Schel   Applications and tests tell things.  Job applications and interviews determine if someone is qualified to do a particular job.  A school application and SAT score determine if someone is qualified to attend a particular school.  Several times in my career as a life insurance agent I’ve given a client news […]

Once Again…

Written by Nisa Muhammad   Once again the latest news about Black women and divorce is bad news.  Research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University, using 2010 Census data, shows that Black women have substantially higher rates of first divorce compared to all other racial and […]

Saving Marriages With “The Love Dare”

Written by Mike McManus   Have you ever heard of pastors who are successful film-makers? Brothers Stephen and Alex Kendrick are Associate Pastors at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA.  They also produced a popular film, “Fireproof” whose characters are largely church members – that attracted millions of viewers. So, it should be no surprise […]

Until Death Do Us Part: Why Did Russell Armstrong Commit Suicide?

Written by Michele Weiner-Davis   There is a lot of talk about high profile divorces these days.  Celebrities and their miserable marriages are making front page news.  So is the marriage between the late Russell and Taylor Armstrong of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” fame. I don’t know Russell Armstrong. And the truth is, I […]

Divorce Amidst Recession Impacts Women Especially Hard

Written by Lori Lowe   Years ago, a divorcing friend told me she believed her financial situation would improve after her divorce due to the amount of child support and alimony she expected. Unsurprisingly, her financial situation greatly worsened after she filed for divorce. Within the year, she was filing for bankruptcy while caring for […]

Coalition For Divorce Reform

The Legal Journey of No-Fault Divorce in America

by Matt Johnston Introduction The evolution of no-fault divorce in the U.S. is intertwined with cultural and social transformation. Originating from revolutionary reforms in early 20th-century Russia, the concept of dissolving a marriage without proving or even claiming fault found its way into American discourse, challenging traditional views on marriage and divorce. It is no […]

Navigating Your Child’s First Christmas After Divorce: Tips for Emotional Support

By Cathy Meyer The first Christmas after a divorce can be an emotional rollercoaster for children. It’s a time typically filled with family traditions and comforting routines, but this year, those traditions might feel different—or even broken. As a parent, your heart aches to shield your child from the sadness and uncertainty this season may […]

Standing for Marriage Even After Divorce

By Lisa Ann McKinley My name is Lisa Ann McKinley and I’m standing for my marriage. This is my testimony about where I am in my marriage and how my faith journey changed after attending the November retreat by Catholics for Marriage Restoration and the Archdiocese of Atlanta. I originally wrote this for my family […]

No-Fault Divorce is Bad For Kids. Divorce Justice is the Answer.

By Katy Faust My name is Katy Faust and I am the founder and president of Them Before Us. We are a global movement defending children’s right to their mother and father. That makes us fierce opponents of divorce. “Divorce” is another term for the death of a family. With it often comes the death […]

Strengthening Marriages in Florida: A Template for Divorce Reform, Complemented by the Latest in Technology

By Seth Eisenberg In the spring of 2000, Jane and Michael stood hand in hand at the altar, excited yet mindful of the challenges that lay ahead. They were like any other young couple—full of hope, but also cautious about the realities of married life. Two years earlier, Florida had introduced the Marriage Preparation and […]

Suffer Little Children

by Jason Williams Getting older is weird, at least if you have kids. It’s like doing 30 on the Interstate. Everything else is moving around you so fast that you feel like you’re standing still. I see it the most in my kids’ clothes. Pants, dresses, etc., start out too big so they can grow […]

The Latest Scare Cards to Prop up No-Fault Divorce

By Beverly Willett After a rash of rumors about a Republican plot to end unilateral no-fault divorce, a writer for The Atlantic has weighed in. The piece devotes exactly one paragraph to the claim, asserting that “Texas has a chance of actually doing it” because Republicans occupy top seats in the executive branch and control […]

Talking Points from The Longevity Project

1. Children from divorced families died almost five years earlier than those from intact families [page 80]
2. Facing parental divorce during childhood was the single strongest social predictor of early death, many years into the future [p. 80]
3. Having one’s parents divorce during childhood was a much stronger predictor of mortality risk than was parental death [p. 80]
4. The experience of parental divorce was strongly linked to earlier mortality from all causes, including accidents, cancers, and cardiovascular disease [p. 82]...Read more
 
 

Study Demonstrates Reduction in Military Divorce Due to Marriage Education

Findings from a large, randomized controlled trial of couple education are presented in this brief report. Married Army couples were assigned to either PREP for Strong Bonds (n = 248) delivered by Army chaplains or to a no-treatment control group (n = 228)...

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