Demographers are referring to the Second Demographic Transition, where the increase in divorce in the 1960’s and the trend for people to marry or remarry later in life has increased the potential for wider martial age gaps.

According to 2006 Census data, roughly one-third of husbands are at least four years older than their wives.

And a Stanford University report says, ‘the older a man is when he marries after 40, the greater the likelihood that his bride will be significantly younger - whether that man is wealthy or not.’

Experts say the male ideal of beauty is typically a woman in her early 20’s and this ideal remains as men grow older.

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According to a recent investigation by the Equal Rights Center, victims of domestic violence in Washington D.C. often face discrimination when seeking rental housing. One year ago a law was passed in the District to protect victims from housing discrimination.

The study revealed 65 percent of victims who sought housing in the District were either denied or offered harmful conditions to get the apartment.

Advocates say the leading cause of homelessness among women in the U.S. is domestic-violence.

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Law21 has a great post on the future we are quickly headed toward where family courts are filled mostly with litigants that do not have lawyers. This future is fast approaching as the cost of legal services exceeds the budgets of most families. Unfortunately, we don’t have a system that works especially well for non-lawyers. The financial realities of the situation will eventually prevail and lawyers will be have a smaller and smaller role in the family courts according to Jordan Furlong, Editor-in-Chief of National magazine at the Canadian Bar Association.

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Theo Pauline Nestor’s recently published book, How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: A Memoir, has gotten great reviews.

Nestor writes about her split in a witty and humorous way and describes the three stages of divorce as shock/denial, adjustment and acceptance.

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Many studies show the no. 1 reason couples argue is because of money and these arguments are what eventually causes them to split.

Experts say that while more than 70% of couples talk about money on a weekly basis, they talk emotionally about the subject and not strategically.

Some of the most common mistakes couples make regarding finances is they keep their bank accounts separate, as well as their debt, and are secretive about their financial spending, which can ultimately ruin a marriage.

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