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.