UK Divorce Statistics

U.K. DIVORCE STATISTICS Number of divorces in U.K. 2009 2010 113,949 119,589 Wales (201 Ireland and (2010) Scotland Northern 106,955 10,034 2,600 Highest percentage increase in divorces between 2009 and 2010 Highest percentage decrease in divorces between 2009 and 2010 Northern Ireland - up 20% Scotland - down 3.2% 2009-2,176 2010-2,600 2009-10,371 e 2010-10,034 Average Length of Marriage: 11.4 years (2010) DO00 -Percentage of Marriages Ending in Divorce- (2010) Marriages 1970 Marriages 1995 22% 33% ended in by divorce divorce Divorces By Age (2010) Highest divorce rate Highest divorce rate Average age (2010) Women Men Men: 44.2 years age 25 - 29 age 30 - 34 25.9 22.5 per thousand marriages per thousand marriages Women: 41.7 years Causes of Divorce (2010) Grounds Cited By Husband Grounds Cited By Wife Adultery 16.5% Adultery 15% Behaviour 36% Behaviour 55% Desertion 0.5% Desertion 0.5% Separation 47% Separation 29.5% Partner Filing for Divorce Woman 66% | Man 34% Divorce Settlements (2010) Assessing an average settlement is impossible as circumstances vary so widely according to the facts and most divorce settlements are not known to the public. Top five most valuable assets Family Home Pension Policy Life Assurance Savings Account Family Car Policy -Time Taken to Reach Settlement- (2010) Ourt settlemen funded large 465 .cale divorce settlement Normal Co 110 435 days ays days Towns and Cities (2010) Highest number of divorcees per capita (Towns & Cities) 2010 Blackpool Hastings Corby Margate Torquay 6 9. 10 Penzance Eastbourne Portsmouth Norwich Weymouth Highest/Lowest Divorce Rate (Towns 2010) Divorce Divorce rate Highest Lowest 32.4% 6.2% Skelmersdale Royal Tunbridge Lancashire Most popular time to get divorced: January England had ended 1995 by 2010 out of court pun settlement Hedge