Marketplace Features

Divorce, Inc.
With more than a million American couples expected to divorce this year, you know somebody's making a buck off of it. And they're not just lawyers. Like it or not, when husbands and wives split up, it's a boost to the economy. Marketplace's Sarah Gardner introduces us to the big business behind breaking up in the start of our new Marketplace series, "Divorce, Incorporated."   RealAudio

Divorce Lawyers
If you were headed for a divorce and could afford any divorce attorney you wanted, who would you get? Chances are you'd might try one of a handful of lawyers who focus on breakups of the rich and famous. In this week's edition of "Divorce, Incorporated," Marketplace's Eve Epstein takes a look at what these high-profile attorneys do for their money.   RealAudio

Divorce Detectives
Divorce rates may be declining for the most part in the U.S., but the payouts in matrimonial disputes are still on the rise. That's created a growing business for "forensic accountants", who dig up the actual value of a couples' marital assets. Richard Carruthers tracked down one of these financial sleuths and met some of the people who hire them.   RealAudio

Child Custody Experts
When parents divorce, it's not unusual to see dueling psychologists offering opinions that will be used to determine who gets custody of the kids. But are they passing off speculation as scientific fact? Marketplace commentator Bonnie Rubin has observed child custody cases and offers her analysis of the so-called child custody experts.   RealAudio

Second Weddings
There are big dollars in divorce. So second weddings must bring in the bucks too, right? Actually, there's not that much money tied up in tying-the-knot again. Marketplace contributor Cash Peters looks at the divorce-related business of second weddings.   RealAudio

Marrigage Contracts
Marketplace commentator Jack Chambless suggests we could reduce the number of second weddings by treating marriage like the legal contract it is.   RealAudio

Divorce Mediators
Today, mediators are seen as welcome intervention in settling divorce cases. But in the beginning, not everyone was a fan. Lawyers for a start. Mediators were competition. But now, many lawyers are being trained in mediation, and it's becoming one of the fastest growing professions in the divorce industry. Tonya Ott has this report in our Marketplace series, "Divorce, Incorporated."   RealAudio

No-Fault Divorce
Thirty years after the passage of no-fault divorce laws in this country, how are divorcees faring? Some say they ended up with a lot more than they bargained for... especially women who stayed home to raise a family. Did women get a bad deal in the no-fault revolution? Marketplace host Sarah Gardner reports.  RealAudio

Divorce Quiz
Do you think you're an expert on the topic of divorce? Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman tried to stump our savvy morning host, Cheryl Glaser, on the subject   RealAudio

Families and Divorce
Marketplace host Sarah Gardner talks with Anthropologist Paul Bohannan, who has studied the divorce industry for 30 years. Bohannan says because so many people live longer lives today, he doesn't expect to see much of a decline in the divorce rate. He argues that it's not the divorce itself that tears apart families, but how families deal with issues concerning marital breakups.  RealAudio

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