Judge Mathis and his wife just called off their divorce after almost two years in court. Halle Berry said yes to fiancé number four. Todd Bridges from Diff'rent Strokes finally pulled the trigger and filed. And new research says Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight loss drugs may double the risk of divorce. We're getting into all of it.

Rayford Palmer and Rahul break down what actually happened in the Mathis case, including what "dismissal without prejudice" really means and why you should always file a counter-petition if your spouse files first. We talk through Todd Bridges' three-year marriage ending in Arizona (which is a community property state, and that matters), and the red flags hiding inside Halle Berry's six-year engagement timeline. Plus the Ozempic divorce trend nobody is talking about openly, and the surprising research on whether keeping your maiden name predicts a higher divorce rate. Spoiler: the numbers are not what we expected.

⚠️ One warning we get into on this episode: do not paste emails from your lawyer into ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok. Courts are starting to rule that you've waived attorney-client privilege, and the other side can pull those chats in discovery. Worth knowing before you do it.

Then we get into the listener questions everyone seems to be asking right now. What do you do when your attorney has gone radio silent for 3 months and burned through your $8,000 retainer? How does a court actually decide where the kids go to school when parents have 50/50 custody and live in different districts?

Timestamps:

02:30 Judge Mathis' divorce story

13:39 Todd Bridges Finally Files for Divorce

15:53 Halle Berry's engagement

21:29 Listener Question 1: Waiting 3 months on an attorney

24:29 Listener Question 2: 50-50 custody and school choice

28:33 Impact of Weight Loss Drugs on Relationships

32:46 Debate over married names versus maiden name

39:04 STG divorce law services

Episode Links:

Judge Mathis’ Wife Files to Dismiss Divorce, Officially Back Together Now (TMZ, April 8, 2026) - https://bit.ly/3ReO1SG

‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Actor Todd Bridges Files For Divorce (TMZ, April 2, 2026) - https://bit.ly/4fAj4SS

Todd Bridges Splits From Wife, Headed for Divorce (TMZ, January 14, 2026) - https://bit.ly/4tMTttm

Celebrity Engagements 2026 (E! Online, updated April 2026) - https://bit.ly/4v6JKiM

Celebrity Engagements 2026: The Best Engagement Rings (Natural Diamonds, February 2026) - https://bit.ly/42JZUm5

Experts warn rapid GLP-1 weight loss may double divorce risk - https://bit.ly/49hFuo9

Can Sharing a Last Name Save Your Marriage? It Depends - https://bit.ly/49KCzV2

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