Archive: Year: 2016

A Valentine’s Day Wedding Comes With Higher Divorce Odds

October 11, 2016

If you’re thinking of tying the knot this Feb. 14, the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany, has published new findings that may curb your enthusiasm. That’s the lead story in this week’s research wrap, which also looks at how [...]

Older Americans Are Jeopardizing Their Retirement With Divorce

October 04, 2016

Barbara Ballinger panicked when her husband of 29 years told her he wanted a divorce. At 51, she hadn’t seen the end of her marriage coming and wasn’t prepared to cover half the expenses for their five-bedroom home in a St. Louis suburb, their [...]