Divorce is often portrayed as combative, aggressive and adversarial. Currently in England and Wales, divorcing couples need to prove the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage through adultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion, two years separation with consent or five years separation without consent. Many people believe this system makes it difficult for separating couples to have a constructive and collaborative divorce. This is not the case in Scotland where it is easier to divorce in a way that does not require you to apportion blame on your former partner.
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A new study from America has found that the risk of military marriages ending in divorce rises with the length of military deployments.
...The number of people in the over-60 age bracket getting divorced in England and Wales has risen steadily since the mid-1990s, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics. This is despite an overall decline in divorce numbers over the same period.
...Think-tank, The Marriage Foundation, has published a report that claims there is no real link between the incidence of divorce and recession.
...A recent study has found that women generally experience a big boost to their happiness levels after their divorce is final.
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