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Kristin Cavallari's Career Overtaking Jay Cutler's May Have Been Factor in Split, Divorce Attorney Claims

"Kristin was less visible early on and solely marriage focused but is now a hot, high-trajectory brand."

Apr 28 - TooFab

Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler are going their separate ways — and it may be because their careers were too.
According to prominent NY divorce lawyer Dror Bikel, "career competition" may have played a part in the shock breakdown of the celeb fave couple.
"Celebrity career success competition creates marital stress," he said. "Jay was an American football hero – Chicago Bears quarterback, but now retired from the limelight. Kristin was less visible early on and solely...

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One-on-One with N.Y. Divorce Trial Lawyer Dror Bikel

Apr 21 - One America News Network

As the coronavirus effects everyone across the country, courthouse closures have added to that daily stress. According to Manhattan divorce trial lawyer Dror Bikel, couples are actually withdrawing their court filings amid the pandemic.
One America’s Lilia Fifield caught up Bikel to learn more.
Transcript LILIA FIFIELD (LF):
Welcome back. As the Coronavirus affects everyone across the country, courthouse closures have added to that daily stress. Joining me now is...

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Some Couples Changing Course On Divorce Due To Coronavirus, Economy

Apr 17 - CBS LA

Divorce attorney Dror Bikel talked to Suzanne Marques about how couples are making it work during even unprecedented adversity.
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Live from the CBS Broadcast Center in Los Angeles, this is CBS2 News This Morning at Five.
SUZANNE MARQUES (SM):
Coming up, we’re live with a divorce lawyer who’s seeing more couples sticking together in this time of crisis. It appears some married couples who are on the brink of splitting up are having second...

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Could Coronavirus Cause a Spike in Divorce Rates? Experts Weigh In

Here's why your marriage could be at stake during self-isolation.

Apr 8 - BestLife

Sure, being stuck at home with your significant other may sound like a dream. After all, who wouldn't want unlimited hours to cuddle on the couch or cook nice dinners for each other? But too much time together, especially under such stressful circumstances, could spell disaster for any relationship. In fact, one of the most shocking side effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been an increase in divorce rates.
Take China, which has experienced record-high divorce filings in the last...

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Michael's Fight for Full Custody

In recently filed court papers, Michael Strahan accuses his ex-wife of physical and emotional abuse

Mar 30 - Life & Style Magazine

Michael Strahan is the first to admit his 2006 split from wife Jean Muggli wasn’t easy. “When you get divorced, people get upset, angry and say crazy things.” he shared in 2014. “You have to take it.”
But the NFL star-turned-talk show host is seemingly done taking it. In shocking new court papers, Michael, 48, claims that his ex has been engaging in a pattern of abusive conduct towards their twin daughters, Sophia and Isabella, 15, and now he’s...

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New York's #1 Divorce Trial Lawyer Dror Bikel Hits #1 Best Seller w/Book: The 1% Divorce - Clash of Titans

Jan 15 - Yahoo! Finance

Dror Bikel, Manhattan's Best Known divorce lawyer, adds Best Selling author to his bio as his latest book, The 1% Divorce – Clash of Titans (Sutton Hart Press) hit #1 Bestseller on Amazon in a remarkable five categories its first week on sale.

New York's #1 Divorce Trial Lawyer Dror Bikel's Hits #1 Bestseller with The 1% Divorce - Clash of Titans
In The 1% Divorce, trial attorney Dror Bikel takes us from New York City's most lavish penthouses to paparazzi filled...

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Kirkus Review: The 1% Divorce - When Titans Clash

Dec 1 - Kirkus Reviews

An experienced divorce attorney thoroughly explains the issues that arise when ultrawealthy marriages dissolve.
Divorce is never an uncomplicated affair, but according to lawyer Bikel, it poses “unique challenges” for rich couples. Such parties may be acrimonious, and they must have all of their considerable assets valued and divided equitably—an astonishingly complicated process that can take years and, in itself, come at an extraordinary cost. The author, a veteran...

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Jeffrey Epstein is dead but sex criminal's legal legacy may have years to run

The financier’s associates, such as Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell, and his victims are unlikely to see closure any time soon

Nov 30 - The Guardian

The legal fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest for sex trafficking and subsequent suicide in jail is likely to go on for years, ensuring that those caught up in the saga – like Prince Andrew – will face scrutiny and negative headlines for years to come.
Federal authorities in the US have repeatedly said that the investigation into the sex trafficking case is ongoing, raising the prospect of a lengthy multi-pronged and international inquiry into the wealthy...

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Miley Cyrus performed breakup song Slide Away after Liam Hemsworth split

Miley Cyrus had a clear message for her ex, Liam Hemsworth, at the MTV Video Music Awards, as she held hands with her new love interest.

Aug 27 - Daily Telegraph

Miley Cyrus had a clear message for Liam Hemsworth after the MTV VMAs as she flaunted her new love, Kaitlynn Carter.
The singer, 26, performed Slide Away – the breakup song she released days after her split from Hemsworth – and later, showed some serious PDA with Carter, 30, in front of cameras at a New York club.
Perhaps in a case of picking her big moment, Cyrus and Carter appeared to snub the VMAs red carpet at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey, leaving it...

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Can Billionaires Use Bitcoin to Shield Their Fortunes During Divorce?

May 15 - The Legal Observer

Jeff Bezos couldn’t have hidden his $140 billion net worth from his wife MacKenzie even if he had wanted to. As much of his fortune is made up of Amazon shares, the nature of his holdings is public knowledge. The same can be said of his interest in the Washington Post and the rocket company Blue Origin. If Bezos had been a crypto billionaire, however, the situation would have been very different.
When asset-manager mogul Bill Gross divorced his wife Sue in 2016, she walked away with...

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