For decades, conventional wisdom has held that the trajectory of American family life is heading in one direction: towards the abolition of marriage as the stable anchor of family life and a more ...

Money stress can quietly reshape legal rights in marriage. When inherited funds are shared to “build trust,” they may become marital property—with major consequences in divorce.

What has become a common view of marriage, divorce and family formation may be due for a makeover. A new report published by the Institute for Family Studies by scholars Brad Wilcox, Grant Bailey, ...

Divorce, once shrouded by shame and the tarnishing of one’s social reputation, has undergone a drastic makeover in the past four decades. Marriage, in turn, is no longer emblematic of a shiny, ...

Ms. Hanauer is the author of three novels and two essay anthologies. She is working on a novel about single women and love. She and her husband, Daniel Jones, founded The Times’s Modern Love column.

We've all heard it: 50% of marriages end in divorce. Turns out, that's just not true. Those behind the push say no-fault divorces threaten traditional family structures and contribute to rising ...