According to a recent investigation by the Equal Rights Center, victims of domestic violence in Washington D.C. often face discrimination when seeking rental housing. One year ago a law was passed in the District to protect victims from housing discrimination.

The study revealed 65 percent of victims who sought housing in the District were either denied or offered harmful conditions to get the apartment.

Advocates say the leading cause of homelessness among women in the U.S. is domestic-violence.

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Law21 has a great post on the future we are quickly headed toward where family courts are filled mostly with litigants that do not have lawyers. This future is fast approaching as the cost of legal services exceeds the budgets of most families. Unfortunately, we don’t have a system that works especially well for non-lawyers. The financial realities of the situation will eventually prevail and lawyers will be have a smaller and smaller role in the family courts according to Jordan Furlong, Editor-in-Chief of National magazine at the Canadian Bar Association.

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Theo Pauline Nestor’s recently published book, How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: A Memoir, has gotten great reviews.

Nestor writes about her split in a witty and humorous way and describes the three stages of divorce as shock/denial, adjustment and acceptance.

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Many studies show the no. 1 reason couples argue is because of money and these arguments are what eventually causes them to split.

Experts say that while more than 70% of couples talk about money on a weekly basis, they talk emotionally about the subject and not strategically.

Some of the most common mistakes couples make regarding finances is they keep their bank accounts separate, as well as their debt, and are secretive about their financial spending, which can ultimately ruin a marriage.

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Some jewelers are now offering special divorce rings especially designed to help the divorcee move on and emotionally heal. Some rings are even being sold with inspirational poetry cards.

The divorce ring hasn’t gone mainstream yet, but it’s gaining in popularity.

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