Do Divorce Rates Increase When People Spend More Money On An Engagement Ring? Study Says Yes!
Traditionally, A princess cut, a pear, a round, or an oval? Should I go to Jared (He went to Jared) or Stafford or Kay, because every kiss begins with Kay, right? How much should I spend? Can I afford a good engagement ring now or should I wait and save 3 months’ salary? Am I going to look cheap if I go to an off brand jeweler or use a family heirloom ring?
These are all questions that many men face when deciding when and where to purchase an engagement ring. It seems like just buying the engagement ring for the “right” reasons alone may no longer suffice. Today, you must get the right ring from the right jeweler, and that ring is normally quite pricey. The average American couple forked out nearly $4,000 on average for an engagement ring, that doesn’t even include the wedding bands! (Which average another $1,500!)
The commercialization of love, weddings, and romance has been growing and growing ever since businessmen realized how much people will actually pay to ensure their lasting love. The average price tag in the … Read More... “Divorce: Larger the Engagement Ring, the Higher the Divorce Rate?”
Traditionally, when dividing assets in a divorce, each individual looks to their assets obtained during the marriage. When these assets are identified, the process of dividing those assets up then runs its course. Today, with the constantly changing technological field, assets are not merely tangible objects anymore. For example, your iTunes library is not a tangible asset, yet it does have value and you did spend money to amass this library. Even though this asset is not a house, car, jewelry, or even cash, it’s still considered an “asset.” It also doesn’t matter which spouse maintained the library, or who actually purchased the digital assets; as long as they were obtained during the marriage, they qualify as “marital assets” which means they’re treated no different than a car or any other tangible asset.
Bitcoins are defined as a cryptocurrency and are the first of their kind. Cryptocurrency is just a fancy term for “encryption” meaning only authorized parties can read it. This essentially allows individuals to store bitcoins without any link to themselves, drastically differing from bank accounts or stocks. Bitcoins, unlike traditional currencies like the US Dollar, aren’t backed by governments and aren’t influenced by monetary policy. This makes bitcoin more like gold than any other currency since its value rests entirely on how much people are willing to pay and how much its users believe in it. Bitcoins are traded from one personal ‘wallet’ to another. A wallet is a small personal database that you store on your computer drive, on your smartphone, on your tablet, or somewhere in the cloud.
The parties agree the marriage is not working; the decision is made by one of the parties to initiate a divorce proceeding. Do the parties live separately or together during the pendency of a divorce? There are many factors to be considered:
Sudden Divorce Syndrome (SDS) refers to a situation that occurs, most often in a man’s life, where his spouse, without any signs, wants a divorce. Perhaps the most publicized SDS (Sudden Divorce Syndrome) case involves Mr. Martin Paul. Mr. Paul discusses how he was nearing retirement, wasn’t having any ill feelings towards his wife, and had even been planning numerous vacation and relaxation events for himself and his wife together. Unbeknownst to Mr. Paul, his wife had other plans. She blindsided him when she announced that she wanted a divorce. Following the completion of the 
Depending upon the issues in a marriage breakup, dividing assets and debts is usually a preliminary topic of conversation. This can be a complex and lengthy discussion depending upon the nature of the assets, length of the marriage, and title of the property. The first aspect of analyzing how the court may divide property pertains to whether or not the property was acquired before or after the date of marriage. If the property is separate pre-marital property, that property would remain the property of the initial owner and would not be subject to division. In Ohio, property acquired during the term of the 
In Ohio, and elsewhere, you may be able to deduct the interest paid on the mortgage on your principle residence when filing your tax return. A deduction is simply the lowering of your taxable income. For example, if you make an adjusted gross income of 70,000 dollars and have paid 10,000 dollars in mortgage interest throughout the year, you’re taxable income before other deductions would be 60,000 dollars.