Everyone here in Boston has known a couple that, from the outside, seemed like the perfect match. Maybe their home life looked so flawless when you were invited over for a dinner party, for example, that divorce seemed hard to imagine, or maybe they seemed so loving from your perspective that it was difficult to think they could be having difficulty.
Heidi Klum and Seal: Even "perfect couples" sometimes divorce
Marriage, divorce and Massachusetts' Alimony Reform Act of 2011
Massachusetts recently passed the Alimony Reform Act of 2011 that, among other things, caps how long alimony payments must be made based on how long two people were married. It is a piece of legislation that has exposed a rift in the way people in our state view of marriage, divorce and alimony.
What you can learn from Katy Perry's divorce
Katy Perry, the artist behind many songs in heavy rotation on Lexington radio stations like "The One That Got Away" and "California Gurls," recently announced that she was separating from her husband, British comedian Russell Brand. Brand was actually the one filed for divorce after the two, who married in October 2010, had been married for about 14 months.
