▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Sch less inger ▁announced ▁on ▁her ▁show ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁an ▁Orth odox ▁Jew , ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁Jewish . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁life ▁Sch less inger ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Michael ▁F . ▁Rud olph , ▁a ▁dent ist , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁att ending ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁a ▁Un itar ian ▁ceremony . ▁Se par ating ▁from ▁Rud olph , ▁Sch less inger ▁moved ▁to ▁Enc ino , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁when ▁she ▁obtained ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁science ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California . ▁Their ▁divor ce ▁was ▁final ized ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁while ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁l abs ▁at ▁US C , ▁she ▁met ▁Lewis ▁G . ▁Bishop , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁ne uro phys i ology , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁three ▁children . ▁Bishop ▁separated ▁from ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁began ▁living ▁with ▁Sch less inger ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Sch less inger ▁has ▁voc ifer ously ▁proc laimed ▁her ▁disapp ro val ▁of ▁un wed ▁cou ples ▁" sh ack ing ▁up " ▁and ▁having ▁children ▁out ▁of ▁wed lock . ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁friend ▁Sh elly ▁H erman , ▁" La ura ▁lived ▁with ▁Lew ▁for ▁about ▁nine ▁years ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁him ." ▁His ▁divor ce ▁was ▁final ▁in