Divorce Has Become More Accepted

Divorce used to be a bad word, something whispered among gossip circles.  The crazy part is that it has been around since the 16th century.  It wasn't until the 1970's that no-fault divorces were recognized in the legal system. Before this time divorces were granted for concrete cases such as adultery, abuse, impotence and other evidence based reasons.  Today, the standards for being granted a divorce are much easier.  The creation of the no-fault divorce in the 1970's opened the door for unhappily married couples to go their separate ways.

Divorce is a much discussed subject and has become a part of normal life.  In fact, it is unusual to find a couple that has been married once and for a long period of time.  I remember attending a 40th wedding anniversary for some friends of my parents and everyone kept asking "How did you stay together so long?"

Celebrities have taken advantage of this no-fault divorce change, that is certain.  They even marry just for publicity and then divorce for the same reasons.   How could we forget Britney Spears and her divorce from Kevin Federline after only two years.  How many times has Joan Collins been married and divorced?

Liza Minelli had a great career, but her love life was definitely filled with ups and downs. The daughter of Judy Garland was divorced four times, and her last divorce was fairly messy. That one was played out fairly publicly, and since she has not yet remarried.

Danielle Steel proves that just because somebody writes romance novels for living doesn't mean that they are able to handle love in their own lives. She has been divorced five times, and one marriage even ended because her husband was convicted of sexual assault. While she was an extremely popular author, with books sold around the world, her love life was chaotic.

Elizabeth Taylor who won two Academy Awards, led a very successful career in Hollywood.  Her love life was another story, seven divorces and two of them were to the same man Richard Burton.  They just couldn't get it right.

Of course, it isn't just women who have gone through lots of divorces. Billy Bob Thornton has been divorced five times as well, and some of his marriages lasted only a few years. When he was married to Angelina Jolie for three years, the pair insisted on wearing vials of each other's blood around their necks.

The winner of the most divorces is Lana Turner with 8 divorces.  She was discovered by Hollywood when she was only sixteen, which may be why she had so many.  Having been in the limelight a little too long may have been stressful on her many marriages.

Divorce is never easy, even if it is for a publicity stunt.  I wondered if attorneys provided a multiple discount for habitual divorcees.  I called Tenn And Tenn Attorneys at Law for an answer, in their experiences they have never been asked this question seriously.  It is something to consider though.

Crazy Celebrity Divorces

When people get divorced, emotions run high and anything can happen. Even in the course of everyday life people do crazy things, like take off with children or get into fights. When celebrities get divorced, they have the money and high status to get into some really crazy situations.

After appearing together on "The Simpsons", some may not have seen the split between the apparently happy Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. There was a crazy phone call that was released to the public with Alec ranting and raving where he referred to his soon to be ex wife as a "pig". There was a lot of issues over who was going to get custody, and at some point Kim even refused to give their daughter back after a visit.

Probably the craziest celebrity divorce was the highly publicized spat between Jon and Kate Gosselin. After getting caught cheating on his wife, he also attempted to get money from his wife. With the eight kids between them, it was crazy that they would caught doing so much by the general public. The divorce finally settled down, but it was crazy to watch it all unfold.

The only crazy divorce that could top the Gosselins would probably have to be the insanity that was the Tiger and Elin Woods divorce. After discovering that Tiger had been cheating on him with many different women in some less than average ways, Elin went after Tiger with a golf club. Listening to the conversations that had occurred between him and different women made the whole situation worse, Tiger began to lose endorsements even before his divorce.