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Study: Pandemic drives down divorce and marriage rates

The list of activities curtailed in 2020 by the pandemic is a long one. Add two more to the tally: marriages and divorces. According to a new study, thousands upon thousands of Americans put off or canceled weddings last year, and hundreds of thousands more opted not...

Part 2: Should you change your name after divorce?

Regular readers of our Orange County family law blog will probably recall a recent post about how people who changed their names in marriage can effectively confront the question of what to do with their names in divorce. Some individuals who took their spouse’s last...

Part 1: Should you change your name after divorce?

There’s a seemingly infinite number of problems, questions and worries to be addressed in a divorce. For people who changed their last name in marriage – taking the spouse’s last name or adding it to your own – the end of your marriage includes an opportunity for you...

Divorcing a Narcissist, Part 2

In Part 1 on divorcing a narcissist, we discussed how narcissists use their charisma and confidence to attract people. In many cases, these “relationships” turn romantic, with many eventually leading to marriage. Only after the vows does a narcissist reveal their true...

Divorcing a Narcissist

Most married couples enjoy a “honeymoon period” where they genuinely see the best in each other. But what if you begin to suspect that the person you are with has a genuine personality disorder, such as narcissism? The End of the Illusion Narcissism as a personality...