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China
China seeks to ease marriage requirements, tighten divorce laws
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs released a draft law on Sunday that simplifies marriage registration and refines divorce procedures....
Ryan General
Entertainment
Michelle Yeoh opens up about divorce with ex-husband
Michelle Yeoh has revealed some details on what led her divorce with her ex-husband, including her inability to conceive at the time of thei...
Bryan Ke
Jeannie Mai denies Jeezy’s ‘gatekeeping’ claims in latest divorce filing
Jeannie Mai has reportedly denied Jeezy’s claims that she has been acting like a “gatekeeper” of their daughter Monaco. Catch up: Jeezy, who...
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy’s divorce intensifies in new court filings focused on child custody
Jeannie Mai and Jeezy have taken their divorce to the next step in recent filings, with arguments centered around the custody of their 1-yea...
News
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and wife Nikki file for divorce
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his wife Nikki Spoelstra are divorcing after seven years of marriage. What happened: In a joint sta...
Rapper Jeezy and Jeannie Mai divorcing after 2 years of marriage
Rapper Jeezy and “The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai are calling it quits after over two years of marriage. Key details: Jeezy, whose real name i...
Video: Man on the run for 30 years for murder gives emotional goodbye to wife during arrest
A man who was on the run from authorities for 30 years for murder was filmed last week exchanging an emotional goodbye with his wife before ...
‘Crash Landing on You’ stars Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin to sue over divorce rumors
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, star couple of the hit K-drama “Crash Landing on You,” plan on suing anyone who shares false rumors about them onli...
Divorced couple in China remarries after son’s autism diagnosis
A divorced couple in northern China who remarried following their son’s autism diagnosis has touched the hearts of many on social medi...
Chinese woman divorces husband who hid $1.5 million lottery win, spent it on ex-wife
A Chinese man who hid 10 million yuan (approximately $1.5 million) in lottery winnings from his wife is being divorced and sued for a portio...
Ines Shin
Crime
Fresno man arrested for murdering his daughter-in-law over her plans to divorce his son
Sital Singh Dosanjh, 74, was arrested in California for murdering his daughter-in-law Gurpreet Kaur Dosanjh on Sept. 30 over her alleged pl...
Michelle De Pacina
Indonesia
Wealthy 65-year-old man in Indonesia divorces 19-year-old wife after 2 months of marriage
A wealthy Indonesian man, 65, reportedly divorced his 19-year-old bride after two months of marriage. The two previously went viral in May...
Rebecca Moon
Chinese man seeks divorce from wife of 16 years after learning his 3 daughters are not his biological children
A Chinese man is seeking a divorce from his wife of 16 years after learning that the three daughters he had been raising were not his biolo...
Culture
Man filed for divorce because his wife served Maggi instant noodles for every meal, says Indian judge
Principal district and sessions court judge ML Raghunath recounted the “Maggi case” during a press conference at a court in Mysuru, a city ...
Ali Wong and husband Justin Hakuta to split after eight years of marriage
Comedian Ali Wong and entrepreneur Justin Hakuta are getting a divorce after eight years of marriage and two children together. Wong’s rep...
Grace Kim
Man Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife for Housework in Landmark Divorce Case in China
A Chinese court ordered a man to pay 50,000 yuan ($7,700) to his ex-wife for years of unpaid housework after losing a landmark divorce case,...
‘China’s Biggest Divorce’ Makes Ex-Wife of Vaccine Tycoon an Instant Billionaire
Yuan Liping, the ex-wife of 56-year-old Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co-chairman Du Weimin, has become an overnight billionaire afte...
Japanese Model Divorces Husband After Literally Spending All His Money
A Japanese model divorced her husband, a real estate company manager, after being married for three months and he said that he does not have...
Macau Casino Tycoon Gives Mistress $38 Million as a ‘Breakup Fee’
Malaysian-American model Mandy Lieu is getting a sizable amount as a “breakup fee” from Macau casino tycoon Alvin Chau. Lieu, who has been C...
‘Caring and Considerate’ Chinese Man Faces Jail After Marrying, Having Kids With 3 Women in One City
A man living in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China was recently reported to the police after one of his wives found out that he had three wi...
Asia
23 Reasons Why Malaysians File for Divorce Will Make You Do a Bit of Soul-Searching
Troubled couples who end up filing for divorce often do so due to infidelity, financial matters, lack of intimacy and abuse among other thin...
Four Chinese Adoptees Killed in a Murder-Suicide By Mother in Tennessee
Authorities officially revealed the identities of the adult and four Chinese adoptees who were killed in what investigators deemed as ...
China May Set a 3-Month ‘Calm Down’ Period for Couples Who Want a Divorce
The Supreme People’s Court in China is considering a new measure to reduce the rising numbers of divorced couples in the country with a 3-mo...
Vanness Wu Divorces Wife Over Extreme Party Lifestyle, Lack of Support
Taiwanese star Vanness Wu and Singaporean socialite Arissa Cheo ended their five-year marriage in a divorce that was recently finalized. Wu,...
Carl Samson
Couples in China Can Now File for Divorce on WeChat
Married couples in China are now able to file for divorce on Tencent’s WeChat, the country’s equivalent of Facebook Messenger. The service, ...
Uncategorized
Adorable Little Girl Gives Divorced Parents Heartbreaking Relationship Advice
Being a child of divorce can be really tough — just ask Tiana, who at six years old was already giving her parents advice on how to ha...
Heather Johnson Yu
Wife Divorces Gambling Addict Husband After Betting Away His Family
A furious wife has filed for divorce from her husband after he blatantly placed her and their two children as bet while gambling in New Delh...
Thai Ex-Pornstar Reveals She Never Had Sex With Millionaire Husband, Comes Out as Lesbian
Sexy Thai model Kesarin Chaichalermpol, who recently made headlines for her divorce with an older American millionaire, revealed on Thursday...
British Expat Killed In China After Ex-Wife Stabs Him While Their Children Were Asleep
A British expat living in China was killed after a heated argument with his ex-wife, who fatally stabbed him in the neck in his Shanghai apa...
Kyle Encina
Chinese Court Launches ‘Divorce Exam’ That Couples Must FAIL to End Their Marriage
A court in southwestern China introduced an examination that couples who wish to divorce must fail in order for their applications to be app...
Indian Woman Granted Divorce From Husband After He Refused Buy a Toilet for 5 Years
An Indian woman has been allowed to divorce her husband on the grounds of physical cruelty for not providing her with a toilet in their home...
Wife Divorces Husband For Not Responding to Texts on LINE in Taiwan
A Taiwanese man jeopardized his relationship after not replying to a series of texts from his wife. The wife, identified as Ms. Lin, showed ...
Michelle Kwan Found Out Her Husband Filed for Divorce on Twitter
Retired Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan is facing a not-so-amicable divorce with Clay Pell, her husband of four years. It even kicked o...
Chinese Owner of Grindr to Pay $1.1 Billion to Wife in Divorce Settlement
Chinese billionaire Zhou Yahui, who owns significant shares of several tech companies including the popular gay dating app Grindr, is about ...
This Insane Celebrity Divorce is Breaking the Internet in China
You know a divorce is messy when it has its own hashtag. Rumors, surrounding a Chinese celebrity divorce, have infiltrated the internet, par...
Editorial Staff
Technology
New Startup Aims to Make Getting Divorced as Easy as Pie
A new website called Separate.Us is making the lives of future divorcees a lot easier while also saving them serious cash. With a small fil...
Laura Dang
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