The Rising Rates of Divorce and the Benefits of a Family Lawyer

The Rising Rates of Divorce and the Benefits of a Family Lawyer Divorce Facts and Stats Married couples who separate END UP GETTING DIVORCE 79% 41% of women in their 50's have been DIVORCED 2010 rate is 3.6 divorces : per capita 46% Couples MARRIED 25 YEARS AGO are divorced DIVORCE-TO-MARRIAGE RATIO The occurrence is a mathematical average of numerous factors and not a specific tendency for marriages to break apart åfter 7 years. 1950 - 1967 1977- PRESENT 7 year itch 23% OF COLLEGE GRADUATES who married in the 70's split within 10 years. For those wed in the 90's the rate dropped to 16%. In America the DIVORCE RATE for the first marriage is a round 41%, for the second marriage 60% and for the third marriage 73%. Average length of divorce proceedings in the US »l year THE WORLD'S OLDEST DIVORCEES 50% Divorce rate peaked in the 1980's They divorced after 60 years of marriage when the man found letters she had written to her lover in the 1940's. Men on average wait for 3.3 99 year old 96 year old Italian man (ex) wife Mean age of a woman for a first divorce is 29 years old. years to remarry after a divorce. THE TOP 5 REASONS FOR DIVORCE • Communication problems • Infidelity or betrayal • Financial problems • Psychological, • Loss of interest According to a Us statistics, if one partner smokes, a marriage is 75% more likely to end in divorce. tional and physical abuse THE TOP 6 SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING DIVORCE • Dreaming of life without the spouse • The bad outweighs the good • Lack of communication • Engaging negative defense mechanisms • Spouse feels alone in problem solving • Rarely if ever have sex According to US statistics, if there is daughter but no son in a marriage, the union is 5% MORE LIKELY TO END. RONALD REAGAN: the only US president known to have been divorced Benefits of firing a family Lawyer when Considering a Divorce KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS SUPPORT SYSTEM AFFORDABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY The Cost of Divorce %24 Amount of conflict will affect the cost Type of divorce will affect the cost Cost varies from Complexity of the affair will affect the cost state to state dku REFERENCES: http://familylaw.typepad.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_law http://facts.randomhistory.com/divorce-facts.html http://ezinearticles.com/Benefits-of-Hiring-a-Family-Lawyer&id=7058229 http://divorcesupport.about.com/od/canyouaffordtodivorce/ht/divorcexpense.htm http://www.smartmoney.com/spend/family-money/10-things-divorce-attorneys-wont-say- Law Offices of LAW David K. Yamamoto, APC www.dkylaw.com 90's 70's ЧШ