Does geography play a role in whether a marriage fails or succeeds? Massachusetts residents may be interested to know that the rate of divorce in many northeastern states was lower than the national average in 2011. A study of the population of these states shows there are measurable factors that may help explain why people in these areas have a seemingly higher rate of marital success.
Divorce rates are lower in Massachusetts and the northeast
Are Boston couples who share housework more likely to divorce?
It may not be the first logical conclusion many Bostonians come to, but a recent study conducted in Norway found that men and women who shared traditional household responsibilities were more likely to divorce than couples in which women did the majority of the housework.
Rapist pays child support, now seeks visitation rights
News about a controversial case has drawn the nation's attention to Massachusetts, where a judge has to answer the serious question of whether a convicted rapist should be entitled to visitation of the child who was conceived as the result of his criminal conduct.
Settling insurance issues is a part of modern divorce
A recent article briefly highlights a Boston divorcee's plight as she dealt with her insurance plans after ending her marriage. Complications can arise when a divorcing couple neglects to make the necessary changes to their insurance policies including health, car, life and even home owner's insurance.
