Recently in Divorce Category

There are many military bases in Texas, with nearly 200,000 total personnel spread across the state.

And, obviously, many of the personnel go through the same family difficulties as the rest of the citizenry, including divorce. In fact, it turns out that the military divorce rate has been steadily increasing, reports Military.com News. Much of the increase is a result of long deployments.

Still, on the whole the numbers are not that bad, reports the article:

Divorce is always in season. In fact, the South has the highest divorce rate in the country. And in 2011, Texas saw its share of news-worthy divorces. Here is our list of the top five.

5 - Beyonce's Parents Divorce

The parents of iconic, bootylicious singer, Beyonce, divorced recently in Texas, even though their earlier attempt at divorce had been thrown out by a judge.

Houston’s world-famous singer, Beyonce Knowles, is currently married to Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z, and while you would think that would be the relationship going through difficulties, it is actually Beyonce’s parents that are divorcing, reports the New York Post.

Mathew and Tina Knowles were married for 31 years before their divorce finalized, reports TMZ. The couple filed for divorce back in November, 2009, after Tina Knowles discovered that her husband had had an affair and fathered a child with another woman. But there was a period when it looked like they might reconcile; though eventually the divorce did go ahead. In that time, Tina started a business with her daughter, a fashion line called the House of Dereon.

The stars of the hit show about a likeable serial killer, Dexter, divorced recently, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Co-stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter divorced over irreconciliable differences. The divorce was filed almost a year ago by Jennifer Carpenter after the couple married in December 2008. Court filings will keep the division of property confidential.

When it comes to division of property in a divorce, Texas is a community property state. This means that any property acquired during a marriage, except by gift or inheritance, belongs to both parties. This is true even if one spouse supplied all the income. And each spouse owns half of the community property.

Most Americans will spend on a wedding, on average, between $21,000 and $24,000, reports Smart Money. Consider that in some parts of the world that is more than what a household makes in a year. What that kind of budget, it is no surprise that many Americans micro-manage the wedding -- everything from the decorations to the photographer.

But there is another facet of wedding planning that is often left ignored, and this one is nearly as important as the wedding day itself, largely because it will have ramifications all the way through marriage.

Troy Aikman's divorce from Rhonda Aikman is complete and has been since April, reports TMZ.

Troy Aikman's divorce was first revealed back in January; but the decree of divorce was not finalized until a few months later.

A few months before the separation, Troy and Rhonda had divided their assets, reports TMZ. Rhonda apparently gave up her stake in a mansion in Dallas, to later purchase another home in the city for around $1.5 million.

A 21-year-old named William Fuller, who shot his step-mother apparently at his father and the father’s mistress’s behest, pleaded guilty, reports the Houston Chronicle.

William Fuller now faces 5 to 99 years in jail, even though he did cooperate with authorities and gave evidence against his father, Houston pastor Tracy Burleson and his father’s mistress, Tyonna Palmer.

People that have recently divorced are considered to one of the most under-marketed groups of Americans, reports AOL's Daily Finance.

Recently divorced people, marketing experts argue, tend to spend a lot of money to try and normalize life, but the recently divorced are under-marketed. Some of the reluctance towards marketing this group might be illustrated by the somewhat dubious advertisement released by Miracle Whip.

Country music duo Montgomery Gentry's Eddie Montgomery, a well-known country music star, returns to the limelight after his divorce from his wife of twenty years, reports a Taste of Country.

Eddie Montgomery, who describes his recent experiences as "One hell of a divorce!" will be releasing Montgomery Gentry's seventh studio album next week. It will be called Rebels on the Run.