While courthouses around the nation are flush with same-sex couples ready to tie the knot, a New Orleans court has already seen another effect of marriage equality: divorce equality.Shortly after the Supreme Court's landmark marriage equality ruling on Friday, Anna Wellman and Stephanie Baus filed for divorce at the Orleans Parish Civil District Court in Louisiana after years of waiting.Making "bittersweet history" -- in the words of The... [...]
Those of us who are newly divorced have something extra to celebrate this Fourth of July: The freedom to do exactly as we please now that we're single again! (Also: the freedom to take up the entire bed. That's a major win.)Below, HuffPost Divorce readers on Facebook share the one thing they love most about being sans-spouse this Independence Day.1. "I'm no longer walking on eggshells all the time!"2. "I'm discovering who I am as an individual... [...]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man was accused of killing his parents after their bodies were found in a freezer at their Oregon home by police who twice checked on them but were deterred by notes saying the family was away, authorities said Thursday.Jeremy Daniel Ringquist, 38, was jailed on two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Randy and Karen Ringquist, whom he lived with in Springfield, police Sgt. Rich Charboneau said.It was not... [...]
CHICAGO, June 30 (Reuters) - For the first time in its nearly eight-year history, a Chicago review agency that looks at misconduct allegations against the city's police has recommended that an officer be fired for shooting someone, an agency spokesman said on Tuesday.The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA), a civilian body, found that the officer was "inattentive to duty" in 2011 when he fired shots at the wrong car after a drive-by... [...]
I'm an ardent fan of dating divorced dads. Like any other individual, they have their good points and bad, and you need to take the time to get to know them.That said, my dating life after divorce has included the occasional never-married and childless man, the occasional widower with one or more children, and primarily divorced dads. So here are five of my top reasons why dating divorced dads can be smart, satisfying and sensational.Reason 1:... [...]
