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Couples Divorce Less As They Get Older

By Denver Divorce Lawyer on September 16, 2009

According to divorcestatistics.org, half of all marriages that occur in the United States this year will result in divorce, or at least it is estimated that they will. Divorce rates are not exact by any means, but it can be very reasonably speculated that divorce rates nationwide range anywhere from 40% to 50%, and that parties involved will undoubtedly have to endure unwanted stress and probably guilt in the process.

A greater percentage of men and women between the ages of 20 and 24-years-old get divorced each year than any other age group in the United States. An astounding 36.6% of women and 38.8% of men divorced belong to the aforementioned age group. As age increases, the rate of divorce among age groups steadily declines, leading some to question whether or not people are marrying, not necessarily at too young of an age, but before they are fully ready to accept the rigors that come along with marriage. One stance could assume that younger couples are not as emotionally attached as older couples are, and are therefore more susceptible to accepting divorce as means of correcting a seemingly failed endeavor in marriage.

Interestingly enough, children also play a factor in whether or not a couple divorces, with the likelihood of ending a marriage greater among childless couples than it is among those couples with children. That is, 66% of couples do not have children together, while the remaining percentage does, leading some to believe that having children may help ease the stresses associated with loneliness and general weariness. Regardless, stress can often times be great enough that circumstances, no matter how helpful, will unfortunately lead to calling an end to the marriage vows.

The lawyers at Kaplan Law, LLC are knowledgeable in all types of divorce cases, and have experience handling divorce litigation in the state of Colorado. If you are going through divorce proceedings and need an attorney that will always have your best interests in mind, please call us today at 1-877-527-5206. At Kaplan Law, LLC, our divorce lawyers in Denver understand how difficult divorce can be on a person’s well-being, and work towards making divorce proceedings as easy and equitable as possible.

Source Article:http://www.divorcestatistics.org/