Tag Archives: divorce rate
Does meeting online lower the chances of divorce?
A recent study suggests a slight difference in divorce rates among people who met online compared to those who met in person through friends, work, or in a social setting. The study surveyed 19,000 people who were married, about one-third of whom had met their spouse online through either a dating website or Facebook… Read More »
Real Housewives shows have higher than average divorce rate
When news broke this week of another cast member from Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise filing for divorce, it led many fans of the shows to realize that the cast members seem to experience a rather high divorce rate. In fact, across all of total of six locations where the realty show is filmed, the… Read More »
Las Vegas among the top for marriages, divorces
While Las Vegas may be known to more readers as the marriage capital of the country, the truth is that it ranks among the top cities for divorces as well. The stereotype for a Las Vegas marriage is a last-minute, impulse decision that people make in the midst of the excitement of a vacation,… Read More »
Divorce rate hits all-time high in Brazil
As a largely Catholic country, the Brazilian government has historically been tough on divorce. Under the country’s family laws, couples who wished to divorce in Brazil were required to live separately with the approval of a judge before they could file for and be granted a divorce. These restrictive laws resulted in Brazil having… Read More »
How adult children can help boomer parents through divorce
According to a recent study, about one out of three members of the baby boomer generation is unmarried, and 60 percent of that number is divorced. In fact, the divorce rate for people over 50 has doubled since 1990, and it is likely to continue to rise in the coming years. Even if it… Read More »
Las Vegas women celebrate singlehood with divorce parties
It was not too long ago that divorce was an incredibly shameful, humiliating event that caused the divorcing spouses – more often the wife than the husband – to become the subject of heated gossip and socially exiled. But that is not the case anymore in Las Vegas and most other parts of the… Read More »
Dealing with retirement and pension accounts in divorce
Although the divorce rate has remained relatively stable in recent years, there is one demographic for which divorce remains on the rise: baby boomers. In fact, the divorce rate among people over 50 has doubled in the last two decades, and now a member of this age group is involved about one in every… Read More »
Has the divorce rate dropped?
In the 1970s, the rate of divorce skyrocketed in Las Vegas and throughout the U.S., due largely to changing societal views and pressures. Specifically, women left the home and entered the workforce in huge numbers, and their resulting financial independence gave many women the ability to leave marriages that were not working. That divorce… Read More »
Study: Child’s illness does not affect parents’ chance of divorce
It has long been believed that the parents of a child who is battling cancer or another terminal disease are more likely to divorce than parents who do not have ill children, due to the added stress, sorrow and financial pressure that often accompany such an illness. But according to a new study, that… Read More »
Did the Las Vegas divorce rate spike last month?
If you were asked which month you thought had the highest rate of divorce, what would you say? January, as resolution month, seems logical, as does September, another month that commonly carries a feeling of new beginnings. But according to a new survey, March actually has a higher divorce rate than any other month… Read More »