Riverside California Family Law Blog

Marriages often don't end well when wives bring in a higher salary than their husbands. This is one of the latest insights that researchers working on a MEL magazine story recently uncovered.

Data recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) captures how 38% of American women earn more on the job than their husbands do.

Divorce does not always have to be dramatic. You hear plenty of stories about spouses who are unfaithful to the marriage, for instance, and that does lead to divorce, but most cases happen for far more "minor" reasons. One of those reasons is simply dishonesty.

In some cases, the spouse who lies does it about something huge and important. Maybe they have a gambling problem and they mortgage the house to pay for it. They lie about where they're going and how they're spending money. Eventually, the truth comes out when they lose the house.

According to Psychology Today, as many as 38 million American women may have suffered from domestic violence during some point in their lifetime. While threats of physical harm are well-known, technology has brought about new ways for abusers to inflict harm on the people that they batter. Domestic violence creates a lasting impression on victims.

Children who have parents that are batterers or domestic violence victims often face a similar plight as they grow older. They continue playing the same roles once they get into relationships.

By the time California spouses ultimately call to set up an appointment with a divorce attorney, they've often pulled out all the stops to try to save their marriage. Many have been hesitant to pull the plug on their marriage out of fear that negotiating a settlement with their ex will easily become a long, drawn-out courtroom battle. Those who envision this happening with them often find mediation to be a welcome alternative to a litigated divorce.

Many Riverside spouses who end up pursuing mediation do so in hopes of avoiding the often-traumatic and expensive litigation process. They also pursue this approach to resolving their differences because it allows them both an opportunity to voice their concerns and to help draft their own settlement. Hostility among spouses is often less during mediation. This can result in less conflict between exes post-divorce.