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These payments fell in 2009 for first time in the U.S. in more than three decades, and while the official government report for fiscal 2010 won't be out for months, it's likely that it, too, saw that downward trend continue. Stubbornly high unemployment is the primary culprit.

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian will pay more than $10 million in back child support despite the fact that his ex-wife's child isn't Kerkorian's biological daughter, the Associated Press reported.

There was no tell-all article in a national gossip magazine. No racy photos. No whispering about an unexpected pregnancy. Just an e-mail. After 40 years of marriage, Al and Tipper Gore announced they were calling it quits. The e-mail that announced their split said simply: "After a great deal...

At tax time, there is plenty of advice out there about how to maximize income tax deductions. With so much publicity focusing on what you can properly deduct, it's easy to think that almost anything you spend money on during the year can be a potential tax deduction. Not so fast. That type of...