Children and Divorce Statistics
When you have children everything changes. The consequences of your divorce become much larger. And now you have their lives to consider as well.
And while it’s not always a good idea to stay together for the children, there are some aspects of that responsibility that can keep couples “working on their marriage” in an effort to provide a stable home for their children. And even if they decide to divorce, often that counseling can help both the parents and the children to be open and honest about the divorce when it happens.
Where you live can have some effect on your decision to stay married. There can be a permissive attitude when a close friend gets divorced and survives the experience.
You can see this entire infographic at www.bestmastersincounseling.com
Some Additional Posts:
- The Divorce Whisperer
- The 5 Laws of Anger in Co-Parenting
- What You Gave Up On Is Still Shining In Me
- Back to the Beginning: Serenity with Your Coparent
- Entitlement & Narcissism: The Blurry Lines Between Divorced Parents
And a few more numbers for your consideration.
Divorce Statistics 2014 – the infographic
First a bit of historical perspective on divorce from edivorcepapers.com.
We can see the alarming trend away from marriage and the uptick in divorce. But let’s get straight to the infographic.
Well, those are some fairly staggering numbers. Over 50% of you folks rushing to the alter… Maybe we should all pause and discuss the pros and cons of getting married. And if divorced, discuss the pros and cons of getting married again. It appears the odds actually get worse.
Two other great sources for data are
- Divorcestatistics.org < the source of numbers for the info graphic
- eDivorcepapers.com < a free divorce papers service that counts their traffic and downloads
And of course, thanks to the Law Offices of Colgan and Associates for providing the infographic.
Related posts:
- Divorce Statistics Infographic – The Low Down About Divorce in 2013 < last year’s infographic
- Learning About “I Need You” vs. “I Want You”
- What’s This About: Marriage?
Divorce Statistics Infographic – The Low Down About Divorce
CAmazing and illuminating numbers about modern day divorce rate in the U.S. The several items that slapped me in the proverbial face were:
- 65% of all U.S. divorces are initiated by women
- Annually, 115,000 women lose health insurance due to divorce
- State with the highest rate of Divorce: Nevada (bet you could’ve guessed that one)
- The average first marriage lasts 8 years.
How long did your marriage last? Who initiated the divorce? What were your biggest concerns about getting divorced?
Here’s the big graphic.
And if you have any answers or observations on those stats please post them in the comments.
Sincerely,
The Off Parent
related posts:
- Terms of Surrender: Our Divorce Papers
- No Divorce Expert: But If You Parent 50/50 You Should Divorce 50/50
- How Much Sex Can I Expect As I Grow Older? If I Work At It?
- Good Sex: Getting It Together About Getting In On
- My Divorce: A Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory
resources:
- The Divorce Library (reading list)
- Songs of Divorce (free listening library – youtube sourced songs)
- Laugh It Off (building a resource library of funny videos and other diversions)
- Facebook (follow us on Facebook and keep up with all the conversations)
- The 5 Love Languages (a book on love styles by Gary Chapman)
