California courts could be going to the dogs — and maybe cats, too — under a new law granting judges authority to settle disagreements over who keeps the family pet in divorce cases the same way they handle child-custody disputes.

Americans under the age of 45 have found a novel way to rebel against their elders: They're staying married.

The husband of adult film performer Stormy Daniels has filed for divorce in Texas.

The Maryland General Assembly ended its 2018 session this month having passed long-stalled legislation enabling parents of minor children to divorce by mutual consent and to strip parental rights from a father or mother who conceived the child through non-consensual intercourse.

A bill that would decriminalize adultery in Maryland was the subject of discussion following its hearing before a Senate committee last week.

The federal tax law enacted in December may have spurred a race to the courthouse for divorcing husbands and wives who expect to pay alimony as a result of their coming split. The law will repeal the decades-old deductibility of ...

Legislation to allow courts to strip rights from a parent who conceived a child through non-consensual intercourse failed in the General Assembly again this year, as did a push to ban marriage for anyone younger than 18. Cross-filed bills which ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. — A man in Northern California was charged with arson after he allegedly set fire to homes and cars belonging to his groomsmen in revenge for not supporting him after his marriage fell apart, authorities said Tuesday. Joshua ...

RALEIGH, NC — A Lenoir attorney who was suspended for carrying on a sexual relationship with a client while representing her in a divorce proceeding was not cohabitating with her, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. The appeals ...

A New Jersey man is suing his ex-wife, accusing her of harassing him by writing perceived insults like bum and loser on weekly alimony checks to him. The Daily Record in Parsippany, N.J., reports 61-year-old Francis Wagner’s attorney filed suit ...