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Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts in 2016, the year they announced the end of their 11-year marriage. They have maintained an amicable relationship.

‘We’re still good friends’. Can you really have a ‘good’ divorce?

Second only to the death of a spouse as the most stressful event to go through in life, the breakdown of a marriage is notoriously traumatic. But does it have to be this way?

  • Mercedes Maguire

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It’s a busy time of year for divorce lawyers, as separating couples navigate the process.

The golden rules for getting a divorce

It’s a busy time of year for divorce lawyers as couples call it quits after the holidays. But there are ways of making it a less painful process for everyone.

  • Sara Mulcahy
If you’re heartsick this Valentine’s Day, just remember that love is curable in a way that, say, a close encounter with a great white shark is not.

An unhappy marriage creeps up on you. These are the signs that it may be over

Valentine’s Day isn’t an excuse to stay in a bad relationship.

  • Kathy Lette

Six children, a $100m vineyard and eight years of fighting: Brangelina’s two decades of drama

The 20-year tale of Hollywood’s golden couple began in scandal, grew into something oddly wholesome ... and ended with ugliness.

  • Guy Kelly
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pit on September 30, 2019.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after eight years

Jolie and Pitt were among Hollywood’s most prominent couples for 12 years before the relationship broke down amid bitter accusations.

  • Andrew Dalton

‘I just lay in bed and hugged her all night’: When your bestie loses her life partner

Robyn and Sally met at school and both ended up in fashion. They’ve been there for each other through the sudden loss of partners - one via divorce, the other a scooter accident.

  • Katrina Strickland
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Deborra-lee Furness and Hugh Jackman at a film premiere in April last year. The couple decided to separate after 27 years and two children.

The power of a ‘like’: How to navigate social media after divorce

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness’ separation was largely framed as an amicable split. Then a single Instagram “like” fuelled infidelity rumours.

  • Nell Geraets

Midnight Oil rocker Jim had one quality Christabel had never seen in a man

Author Christabel Blackman and her partner, Midnight Oil co-founder Jim Moginie, met at an age they least expected to rediscover love.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Kate Browne, the breast cancer patient who survived, only to confront a terminal marriage and financial hardship. She soon learnt she was far from alone.

I survived breast cancer. Shame my marriage didn’t

As more of us survive, where is the focus on cancer’s long-term effects?

  • Kate Browne
I wasn’t drawn to any serious relationships until I lost Mum; that’s when I tried to replace that mother figure in my life.

Ronan Keating: ‘I decided to marry somebody I hadn’t known for that long’

The Irish singer on how grieving his mother’s death changed how he looked at relationships.

  • Jane Rocca

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/divorce-hp9