A new law will allow Japanese women to choose freedom over an unhappy marriage. Historically, Japanese women had two choices: stay, or leave with nothing. For the first time, they now have a third option ... and no, it's not Hari Kiri!

At times I’m amazed at the lethargic pace of societies in embracing women as real humans with real qualities and values and purpose. Women have fought for years in America for equality in society, often at times when society held similar arcane views of gender superiority and inferiority.

Even though Paul McCartney might not excitedly cheer along with this particular blog right at this particular point in his life (and many of us wouldn't blame him), we should look at these advances as milestones in the evolution of all mankind/womankind and cheer, support, blog, email, etc etc! It means, in so many ways that world societies are evolving, don't you think?

To combat the 33% rate of divorce in Poland, lawmakers have proposed a fee structure based on the couples accumulated marital assets. Rather than the cost of a good pair of shoes, divorce may get extremely expensive based on the couple's net worth. No word on how this will affect the cost of a good mistress.

Judge Determines Fear of Murder, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, and a Wall Dividing the family home are not enough to consider granting Divorce. The case was dismissed after the Jury returned a denial of divorce petition. The Not So Happy couple responded by immediately racing to another court to file restraining orders against each other. No word on their plans for Passover.

Judd husband, Dan E. Roach, was arrested on Tuesday for inappropriately fondling a 13 year old. Wynonna has filed to divorce him … She presently has no comment — but is probably writing a country and Western ballad as we speak.

A man who tried to get out of paying his ex-wife $2400 per month in alimony was ordered to continue doing so by the court, in spite of the fact that (he charged) his wife had hired someone to kill him. The justification by the court was had she succeeded, her monthly payments would stop, so such action couldn’t be seen as motivated by profit.

No word on whether or not he had to reimburse her for ammunition.

The bad news is Le Quang Tien was ordered to pay his wife $64 million in the priciest divorce settlement in Vietnam’s history.

The good news — he might now have a good shot at being adopted by Angelina Jolie.

Divorce seems to always conjure images of terrible legal battles over divisions of property and finances, fights that lead to terrible rifts, extended pain and unnecessarily high financial costs. You can't help but think of a bunch of monkeys jumping around in a courtroom banging wooden gavels, rabidly eeeeking out their points. It all seems a bit Neanderthal from the surface. But there does seem to be hope for the evolution of mankind, or "womankind" as it pertains to our plight here on First Wives World. The collaborative team model seems to continually be catching wind with couples wanting divorce — neutral coaches, financial specialists ... happier endings maybe, and no lawyers! It does seem so much more civil and evolved. Don't you think?

Roman Abromovich, considered the richest of Russia's Oligarchs has quietly settled his divorce from his wife Irina. Abromovich, whose net worth has been estimated to be anywhere between 10 and 20 Billion dollars, perhaps more, is best known for his ownership of England's Chelsea Football Club as well as two of the worlds largest privately owned yachts. The larger of the two, the Peloris, is equipped with a phalanx of Ex Navy Seals as well as a personal Submarine.

Though details of the settlement with Irina have been kept private, she is now most likely the world's richest former Flight Attendant.

The 39-year-old former model sets off shortly to compete in ABC's Dancing With the Stars," oddly enough ... it’s odd not because she's in the middle of a bitter divorce battle with Paul McCartney, but because her artificial leg might lend for nothing more than a wooden performance.

It seems Bobby Brown has more to be upset about than the end of his 14 year marriage to Whitney Houston. First, the fact that Eddie Murphy didn't win the Oscar — and Second, the fact he has been cooling his heels in Jail for failure to pay $19,000.00 in child support. He was arrested while watching his daughter's cheerleading competition. Gimme a "B"!