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Jazz musician and everyone's guilty pleasure, Kenny G may be getting a divorce from his wife, Lyndie Benson-Gorelick, reports the Huffington Post. The couple has filed for legal separation. The possible divorce is significant in American history, because as a result of the divorce the world will come to learn 1) that Kenny G was married, 2) to whom, and 3) that the G stood for Gorelick and not Gangsta.

NBA star Kobe Bryant and his long-time wife Vanessa Bryant are getting a divorce, reports KTLA. They have two children and the final settlement is expected next year.

Since the divorce petition, which was filed by Vanessa, does not state the reasons for the split, it is hard to speculate about the causes behind the divorce. However, there are some reports that Kobe's adultery with multiple women may have spurred the split, reports TMZ. The website, which broke the story, also reports that Kobe's net worth is around $150 million and the couple do not have a pre-nuptial agreement.

Since California is a community-property state, experts feel that Vanessa will get about half of the family's wealth.

Atlanta’s famous Bishop Eddie Long, who had been facing sex abuse allegations as previously discussed by FindLaw’s Atlanta Personal Injury Law Blog, is now in the midst of a topsy-turvy on-off-on again divorce from his wife Vanessa Long, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Bishop Eddie Long, who is a pastor at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, must have been as confused by his wife’s recent announcement as the rest of his congregation. Vanessa Long released three announcements in the same day. In the first she said she was seeking to end her 21-year-marriage; then around lunch-time she withdrew her decision after “prayer reflection”; and then six hours later she reaffirmed her morning announcement.

Vanessa Long then said that she was not going to make any more pronouncements except through her attorneys, reported the AJC.

Whether you are going through an annulment, a divorce, child support, child custody litigation, or opening up an old case (and old wounds), you are going to be looking for a reputable and capable family law practitioner to get you through the process.

But how do you go about finding an attorney? And what do you need to look at when making the decision? The researchers at FindLaw have put together various tips pertaining to what might be the most important consideration for people when it comes to hiring a Georgia Family Law attorney: cost.

Marital infidelity is at an all-time high, reports the Huffington Post.

In fact, 50-60% of married men and 45-55% of married women engage in extramarital sex at some time or another during their marriage, reports the Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy.

And these extramarital sex numbers might yet be higher due to Internet infidelity and so called “virtual cheating.” In fact, there have been documented cases of so-called Facebook cheating, as reported by FindLaw’s Phoenix Family Law News Blog.

The Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries wedding went from the toast of the E! Network to just being toast, as the New York Times is reporting that the Kim Kardashin divorce looks imminent. The "Grey Lady" is covering the divorce under its Arts blog, which just proves the wide reach of the Kardashian machine.

The seven-year-itch — the idea that monogamous relationships have a shelf-life of seven years — became popular in the 50’s because of Marilyn Monroe’s billowing dress, and has been part of American life since then. However, now researchers are finding that the seven-year-itch is closer to a three-year-itch, reports Salon. And it might take another Marilyn to popularize this new phenomenon.

The researchers behind the three-year-itch study found that couples were happiest in their first three years, and then the relationship happiness plummeted. One reason for this might be children; other reasons are simply that the honeymoon phase ends around year three.

Apparently some researchers at Southern Illinois University decided to study the relationship between sex and divorce, and they came to certain conclusions well-established by conventional wisdom, reports the Huffington Post.

In a study by Dr. Kristina Dzara at Southern Illinois University, entitled Assessing the Effect of Marital Sexuality on Marital Disruption, the researchers studied over 1000 couples from Louisiana (the American South!) from 1998 to 2004. Dr. Dzara then used three measures of sexuality — frequency of sexual intercourse, sexual satisfaction, and agreement between spouses about their sex life — to predict the relationship between sex and divorce by the 5th year of marriage.

The Salahis, the couple famously known as the white house crashers and later featured on The Real Housewives of D.C., are going their separate ways, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

The odd circumstances leading to the divorce between Tareq and Michaele Salahi include the salacious gossip that she left Tareq to have an affair with the married rocker Neal Schon of Journey. And, in fact, Tareq is reportedly banned from Journey's gigs in Atlanta, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Entertainment aside, there is a legal angle to this story that is useful for those who want to look deeper. Namely, the various stipulations reportedly in the prenuptial agreement between the Salahis.

The story of the Frenchman that was ordered to pay his wife $14,000 for failing to have sex with her for 21 years is making the rounds, reports CBS Atlanta.

In the now infamous case, a judge in Nice ruled that among married couples “sexual relations must form part of a marriage.”

This prompted CBS News to locate a study by Georgia State University which found that 15 percent of married couples haven’t had sex with their spouses in the last six-months-to-one-year.