Top Five Reasons for Divorce in the U.S.

Top Five Reasons for Divorce in the U.S.

Posted on Feb 16, 2011 in Divorce by divorges 0 Comments

Recently, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers conducted a survey of experienced divorce lawyers to find out the most common reasons their clients cited for getting a divorce. The results of this survey are published in their booklet “Making Marriage Last” and include the following:

•Communication problems

Statistics indicate that communication issues are a factor in about 67.5% of failed marriages. The problem could be too much arguing, an inability to understand each other, or a complete lack of communication. This creates distance between couples and exacerbates problems which might otherwise be repairable.

•Infidelity

Studies have shown that about 30% of divorces involve cheating. This leads to an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion which is usually fatal to the marriage.

•Money

Financial strain, debt and disagreements about money cause a lot of stress on a marriage. This can lead to arguments, and according to a publication by the National Marriage Project and the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values, these quarrels generally last longer than quarrels about other things. For many couples, the end result is divorce.

•Lack of Commitment

Some people enter into a marriage because they feel like they have to or because it seems like the next logical step in their relationship; other people get married thinking that if it doesn’t work out, they can always get a divorce. Marriages like these are often doomed to failure because of a lack of dedication to the marriage commitment.

•Intense shift in priorities

All marriages evolve over time, but when priorities shift dramatically in opposite directions it can be next to impossible to hold the union together.

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