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If you are going through a divorce, you are not alone. Unhappily, about half of all marriages nowadays end in divorce. The Divorce Central team has developed this service to offer help, support, and information, and to give you the opportunity to communicate with others who are in various stages of decision-making, mourning, mediating, settling, litigating, and just plain "dealing."
If you are looking for answers to specific questions, Divorce Central's bulletin boards are a good place to get responses from professionals and those visitors who have already "been there." If you want to know the actual laws, go to the Legal Center and click on Laws by State. If you want to meet people and chat, the best method is joining our secure DC Community.
Divorce Central features four topic-specific areas that are important to you as you deal with your divorce: The DC Legal Center, The DC Lifeline (for emotional support), The DC Parenting Center, and The DC Financial Center. Within these sections you will find information, bulletin boards for posting your questions or comments, numerous articles, checklists, links, and other tools to help navigate your divorce.
Divorce Central also provides these additional services and features:

A secure, interactive Community for Members. Membership requires registration and verification of a valid email address.

A comprehensive Resource Guide, directing you to everything from support groups on and offline to books to other online services, and even a legal dictionary.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). Answers to common questions on every aspect of divorce under the sun.

Laws by State. Direct links to state statutes in family law.

The Personals. If you're ready to try again, read or list in The Personals. Free listings for those who fill out the questionnaire. (At least two visitors have merged email addresses through the DC Personals.)

Expert Opinion, archived interviews with the top experts in the divorce field.

The Complete Divorce Bookstore, with DC staff's favorite titles, categorized by topic. Order just about anything from the DC shelves with our comprehensive search engine.

Complete Parenting Handbook. Divorce Central's A to Z guide to parenting children of divorce.

DC Strategy Net. Guide to strategic thinking under duress.

The DC News Feed. A steady stream of the latest divorce news to hit to press.

Please note: This site is not owned by a law firm. The staff at Divorce Central cannot answer legal questions.

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