'Sister Wives' Kody Brown Divorces One Wife To Marry Another

Get ready for a big shake-up on TLC's "Sister Wives."

The reality show's patriarch Kody Brown has divorced one woman so he can marry another, E! Online has confirmed. Before the divorce, Brown was only legally married to Meri, but called three other women his spouses: Janelle, Christine and Robyn. Under the radar, Brown recently divorced Meri and is now legally wed to Robyn, the youngest sister wife.

"We have chosen to legally restructure our family," the Brown family said in a statement obtained by E! News. "We made this decision together as a family. We are grateful to our family, friends and fans for all their love and support."

Though neither Brown nor TLC explained why the family went forward with the divorce, entertainment website Zap2it suggests the swap may have been made to provide Robyn's three kids from a previous relationship with more security within the family.

Between the four wives, the Browns have 17 children.

In the past, Brown has said that his plural marriage is similar to any other marriage in that all of his wives are free to walk away from the relationship at any time.

"We chose to be married," he told Today in 2013. "Nobody forced us to do this, and we choose to stay in it out of love and commitment. Just like any marriage. I hate to say it, because I don’t like divorce -– nobody likes that –- but my wives are free to leave, if they make that choice."

Source:- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/sister-wives-kody-brown-divorce-_n_6606476.html

I Had No Idea Our Marriage Was In Dire Trouble.

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Michele wants to share this letter with all of you.

Dear Michele:

This week my husband and I celebrate our sixteenth marriage anniversary. Eight months ago I did not see this as even the most remote possibility. The week before Christmas 2010 my husband told me he was no longer attracted to me....I was old, fat, and turning into my mother. His revelation caught me totally unaware. I had absolutely no idea our marriage was in such dire trouble. I initially experienced denial of the situation and convinced myself that I could do something to fix the way my husband felt about me. I obsessed over thinking it was my fault and believed I could remedy the problems if only I was thinner, younger looking and more attractive. Then... the ugly truth surfaced. I discovered my husband was having an affair with a woman twenty years my junior. My world imploded. I threw up every time I tried to eat, lost thirty pounds in two months, never slept, developed anxiety and panic attacks, depression, and hypertension.

Everywhere I turned for support, including my therapist, my doctor, my sister and even my husband's mother, I got the very same advice.... file for divorce and just move on. In my shroud of hopelessness and helplessness I did just that...I filed for divorce. In doing so I felt like I had decided to commit suicide but, when it came to pulling the trigger, I just could not follow through on obtaining a divorce. I had an ever-present, niggling thought that divorce was just not the correct solution.

Research led me to your books Divorce Busting and The Divorce Remedy. Your books led me to your website and your website led me to your Divorce Busting Telephone Coaching program. The first day I called and spoke with Karen I could hardly breath. Karen's calm and reassuring approach gave me the first hopeful moment I had experienced since my nightmare began. I began working with Cheryl alone as my husband would have no part of it. Her intervention immediately helped me gain perspective, insight and a sense of control back in my life. A few months into my telephone coaching sessions with Cheryl my husband finally quit running in the opposite direction of our marriage. I am still speaking with Cheryl on a regular basis and, in fact, my husband agreed to speak with her for the first time last week! I am certain that if I had not found Divorce Busting I would be embroiled in an acrimonious divorce today instead of celebrating our 16th anniversary.

I will be forever grateful to Cheryl and your program for giving me the tools I needed to change my behavior. I gained clarity, perspective, insight and confidence. Most importantly, I developed the courage to say no to the traditional antidote our society prescribes for infidelity......divorce.

Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for helping me choose love and save my marriage. Thank you.

Best,

M

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Vice President
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Divorce and Dissolution of Civil Partnership (Scotland)

How do I apply for divorce/dissolution of civil partnership?

There are two types of procedure that can be used in Scotland to apply for divorce and dissolution of civil partnership. These are often known as the ‘simplified’ or ‘do-it-yourself’ procedure and the ‘ordinary’ or ‘non simplified’ procedure. These applications can be raised in the sheriff court or Court of Session but there are different procedures and forms used and different fees charged dependant on where you raise the claim.

Which divorce procedure?

Simplified/do it yourself procedure

You can only use the simplified procedure if you can say yes to all of these statements:

• I am applying for divorce/dissolution because of the irretrievable breakdown of my marriage/partnership based on one year separation with consent or two years separation without consent, or because of the issue of an interim gender recognition certificate;
• There are no children of the marriage/partnership under the age of 16;
• There are no financial matters to sort out;
• I am not and there is no sign that my spouse or civil partner is not able to manage his or her affairs because of mental illness, personality disorder or learning disability;
• There are no other court proceedings under way which might result in the end of my marriage / civil partnership.

If you have said no to any of these questions, then you cannot use the simplified procedure and we would recommend seeking legal advice as the ‘ordinary’/’non simplified’ procedure will need to be used.

More information including forms and guidance for the simplified/do it yourself procedure

Ordinary/non simplified procedure

Where you have not been able to meet the criteria for the simplified procedure, you will need to use the ordinary procedure. This is a more complicated procedure and therefore we would highly recommend that you take some legal advice.

See more information on the ordinary/non simplified procedure

How much does it cost to lodge the application with the court?

The fees for divorce will depend on whether you are using the simplified or ordinary procedure and whether the application is lodged in the sheriff court or Court of Session.

Court fees are payable for lodging these applications in court. You may be entitled to fee exemption, for example if you receive certain state benefits, see Court Fees for more information.

Download the Fee Exemption Form

These fees do not include any fees you may need to pay if you have instructed a solicitor to help you. The solicitor can give you information on these costs.

Frequently asked questions

The answers to the most common questions relating to divorce/dissolution of civil partnership can be found on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Further Information

If you have any further questions about simplified divorce or dissolution of civil partnership, please contact your local sheriff court, or the Court of Session if you plan to send your application there.

Where can I get legal advice?

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff are not legally qualified and cannot provide you with legal advice. If you need legal advice, or information on eligibility for legal aid or assistance, the Law Society of Scotland can provide contact details for solicitors in your area.

Please Note: The information provided cannot cover every situation which might arise in the course of a claim. You should also note that the guidance is not the authority upon which the procedure is based. The formal authority is contained in the court rules.

Source:- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/divorce-and-dissolution-of-civil-partnership

Marriage and the Family

The Christian institute

Section:

Marriage and the Family

Headings:

Facts | Key Statistics | Biblical Arguments 1
Church Viewpoints | Biblical Arguments 2 | Key Points

Facts

The five basic grounds for divorce are the same throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland¹:

1. Adultery
2. Unreasonable behaviour
3. Desertion
4. The parties to the marriage have lived apart for at least two years and both consent to the divorce
5. The parties have lived apart for at least five years

• The first three grounds are ‘faults’ that can be committed by one spouse against the other, allowing the ‘innocent’ spouse to apply for a divorce. Grounds 4 and 5 are ‘no-fault’ grounds requiring evidence of separation.
• Divorce was only legalised in 1857. Prior to that an Act of Parliament was needed to obtain a divorce. The 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act permitted divorce for the innocent party where their spouse had committed adultery.² The grounds for divorce were widened in 1937 to include desertion, cruelty and incurable insanity.³
• The 1969 Divorce Reform Act restated the three existing fault grounds of adultery, desertion and cruelty (widened to ‘unreasonable behaviour’) and added the two ‘no-fault’ separation grounds. Scotland and Northern Ireland subsequently adopted the same five grounds.
• The so-called ‘special procedure’ introduced in England and Wales in 1973 means a divorce can be conducted by post. In Northern Ireland the divorce rate is only a quarter of that in England and Wales. There must be a proper hearing before a judge where the reasons are explained. There is no special procedure where divorce is obtainable by post.
• The Family Law (Scotland) Act 2005 dramatically reduces the amount of time required for a divorce on the grounds of separation in Scotland. The five year period where one party does not consent has been reduced to two years. Where both parties consent the time period has been reduced from two years to one. The Act also abolishes desertion as a ground for divorce; though adultery and unreasonable behaviour remain.

Key Statistics

• In 2003 there were 166,700 divorces in the United Kingdom. In 2003 the percentage of married couples divorcing per year in England and Wales was 1.4%. In Scotland it was 1.0%.⁴
• More than half of divorces in England and Wales involve children under 16. In 2003, 55% of divorces involved one or more children under 16.⁵In 1997 it was calculated that more than one in four children will see their parents divorce before they are aged sixteen.⁶
• In 2001 11.5% of children lived in households headed by a divorced or separated parent (see table below). It still needs to be remembered that over 70% of children lived in a household headed by a married couple.

% of dependant children living in households by household type7
70.7	Married couple
6.5	Divorced parent
5.0	Separated parent
9.5	Cohabiting
7.2	Single parent, never married
1.2	Widowed

• For many years the UK had the highest crude divorce rate in the EU. ⁸
• In 2002, the UK had the 6th highest crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) out of the 25 countries in the Eurozone. Only Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania had a higher rate.⁹

Would You Get An Online Divorce?

Would you get divorced online? It's relatively cheap and fast - but it does have its drawbacks.

If you type 'quick divorce' into Google, a series of adverts for quickie online divorce sites pop up. One says it can offer a quick divorce from £37, another for £45.

With solicitors' bills running from between £100 and £200 an hour - and legal aid largely no longer available for family law cases - thousands of people are logging on for DIY divorces.

But don't be fooled by the cheap prices. The bare bones of the legal process will cost you £410 and that's just for the court fees.

Plus, you have to pay up whether you use a website to sort out your divorce or a solicitor.