Divorce Rates Fall
Posted on: 31st August 2006
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that last years divorce rates were the lowest since 2000.
Whilst the highest divorce rates are amongst those in their late twenties the biggest reductions were amongst the under 40’s with rates dropping 13% and 12% in England & Wales respectively. The average age at divorce has risen over the last 10 years, and the number of people going through a second divorce has nearly doubled since 1981.
There were 141,750 divorce cases in 2005 compared with 153,399 in 2004. The majority of these (67%) were granted to wives who cited unreasonable behaviour. Two years separation with consent was the reason given for the majority of men being awarded a divorce.
The only group, which didn’t see a reduction, was for women over 60 years of age where divorce rates rose by 2%.
Read the full report online at the ONS