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  • July 2008

    • Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

      Divorce360.com  |  Jul 6, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

      (Newser) - In the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested) to hundreds of thousands of dollars." More »

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  • April 2008

    • Finns May Stop (Working) in the Name of Love

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 18, 08 12:35 PM CDT

      Finns May Stop (Working) in the Name of Love

      (Newser) - Finland's citizens will get an extra week of vacation specifically for romance if a proposed bill becomes law, Bloomberg reports. The legislation, which currently has 13 of the 100 required backers, would augment the 25 paid vacation days and 10 public holidays that already put Finns above the EU norm. Slightly more than half of Finnish marriages end in divorce. More »

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    • Merry Divorcées Plan Rites for Deceased Marriages

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Apr 9, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      Merry Divorcées Plan Rites for Deceased Marriages

      (Newser) - An Atlanta divorce lawyer has a little gift for her clients: a mock coffin to bury their wedding rings in when the divorce comes through. "Funerals" for failed marriages—or just big parties—are becoming popular with the newly single keen to bury the past and celebrate a new chapter in their lives, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. More »

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    • Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

      Divorce360.com  |  Apr 6, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Female Troops' Divorce Rate More than Double Men's

      (Newser) - Female troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The rate was high even in peacetime and has risen further during the Iraq war. More »

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    • Army Battles High Divorce Rates

      New York Times  |  Apr 5, 08 5:56 AM CDT

      Army Battles High Divorce Rates

      (Newser) - A jump in divorce rates since the start of the Iraq war has the Army concerned. Marriages are falling apart as soldiers return home from tours of combat duty emotionally distant and unwilling to discuss their experiences. The military has now launched 'marriage education' retreats to try and repair the damage, the New York Times reports. More »

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  • February 2008

    • Spain Gets on Divorce Express

      Time  |  Feb 28, 08 11:06 AM CST

      Spain Gets on Divorce Express

      (Newser) - Marriage has become a battleground in Spain, where divorce has been legal for 20 years, but a recent reform accelerating the process led to a 74% spike in the divorce rate. With 1 in every 2.3 married couples now parting, the Catholic Church is accusing the socialist government of obliterating family values, Time reports. "The reform has transformed the marriage contract into trash," says one activist against what has been dubbed "express divorce." More »

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      marriage  • Catholic Church  • divorce  • Spain  • marriage rights  • divorce rate  • separation of church and state

  • January 2008

    • Chinese Divorce Rate Surges

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 25, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Chinese Divorce Rate Surges

      (Newser) - The Chinese divorce rate shot up 18.2% last year, the Guardian reports. It's not a huge surprise: Simplified divorce proceedings have contributed to the long-term trend, and the social stigma appears to have dwindled considerably. Some sociologists have an additional theory: China's one-child policy has created a generation of spoiled kids who are unable to sustain relationships as adults. More »

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  • November 2007

    • Evangelicals Seen to Be Softening on Divorce

      Time  |  Nov 7, 07 2:47 PM CST

      Evangelicals Seen to Be Softening on Divorce

      (Newser) - A Christianity Today article that reinterprets Jesus Christ’s stance against divorce has sparked anger among evangelicals, Time reports, while also revealing diminished opposition to breaking the marital sacrament. The piece argues that, in a key scripture passage, Jesus might have been giving his opinion on a certain kind of divorce and not against the practice entirely—perhaps giving evangelicals an out. More »

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      divorce  • evangelicals  • Jesus Christ  • divorce rate  • scripture  • Christianity Today

  • May 2007

    • Divorce Rate Hits 37-Year Low

      Associated Press  |  May 11, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      Divorce Rate Hits 37-Year Low

      (Newser) - America's divorce rate has been dropping steadily for decades; this year breakups reached their lowest level since 1970. But that doesn't mean todays' relationships are more stable: More couples are living together without tying the knot. Divorces are down by a third since their peak in 1981, but marriages themselves are also down 30%. More »

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      marriage  • women  • divorce  • family  • men  • divorce rate

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