The term “Disney Divorce” is often used to describe a post-divorce family situation in which one parent, usually Dad, isn’t involved in day-to-day parenting but shows up on infrequent occasion to do something spectacular with the kids, like visit Disneyland.  This is not that story.  This is the story of a real Disney divorce, the collaborative divorce of Roy Disney and his wife Patty.

Governor Gibbons evidently made a mistake common among those who have finally decided to seek a divorce:  he moved first and asked questions later.  Many family law specialists warn against that.

That’s the thing about a contested divorce:  it’s often ugly and it’s public. There’s no better example than the drama being played out between former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey and his estranged wife Dina Matos McGreevey.

An old friend who thought he was quite the wit (and sometimes was) used to say, “She can’t help being ugly, but she doesn’t have to go out in public.”   That’s the thing about a contested divorce:  it’s ugly and it’s public.  There’s no better example than the drama being played out in the pages of the Trenton Times between former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey and his estranged wife Dina Matos McGreevey.

A couple’s decision to divorce creates a ripple effect among nearly everyone they know.  But there is no process for deciding who gets custody of their friends.   The more contentious the divorce, the more awkward many friendships may become.

Matt Maupin was a 20 year old Army reservist captured by insurgents in Iraq when his fuel convoy was ambushed four years ago.   A video released by his captors showed him surrounded by masked men with automatic rifles.  Subsequently, another video emerged showing what the captors claimed was Maupin’s execution by gunfire.  The Pentagon, however, ruled that the poor quality video was inconclusive.  Matt’s parents were steadfast that it did not depict their son.  And so they began their four-year wait for news of Matt, four years during which this divorced couple put together an incredible network of support not just for him but for all Americans serving  overseas.