Celebrities are all about portraying their marriages as nothing less than perfect right up to the moment they file for divorce.

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As of 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available, close to half of married Americans file for divorce.

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Washington (CNN) -- Maryland's highest court has ruled that a lesbian couple married out of state can legally file for divorce, even though Maryland's own same-sex marriage law does not take effect until next year.

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