Facts / Statistics about Divorce

• 1 in 7 divorces were granted as a result of adultery
• 2012 - 48% divorcing as least 1 child aged under 16 living with the family
• 2012 - Divorces were most likely to occur between the 4th and 8th wedding anniversary
• It is expected that 42% of marriages will end in divorce
• Since 1960s - Great increase in the number of divorces in the UK
• Number of divorces has doubled between 1961 and 1969, and doubled again by 1972
• Most common reason a woman is granted for divorce → ‘unreasonable behaviour of her husband’
• Couples at greatest risk are those who marry young, have a child before they marry or cohabit before marriage, and those where one or both partners have married before