Hello everyone! How are we doing? This week we talked about Divorce. We talked a lot about the high cost of divorce on families. We talked about how the change to the No-Fault divorce law that passed in the 1970’s in California and New York increased the number of divorces. The thought behind the law was that it would make divorces less painful because you didn’t have to point fingers as to who was at fault. In some cases this law did help but it also made it much easier to divorce instead of learning to work together through problems. It made marriage one of the only contracts that could be ended without fulfilling the terms stated in the contract. It also tripled the divorce rate in California in just one year.
Researchers have found that:
1. 75% of struggling marriages are much more satisfying in 5 years if they work through the problems.
2. 70% of divorced individuals within 2 years believe that they made a mistake.
3. 70% of men are remarried within 2 years. (Do you see the problem, considering statistic number 2)
4. Divorced mothers are more likely to be in poverty after divorce.
5. The average divorce in California cost $125,000 upfront. Over time, that number increases into the millions.
However, there are some circumstances that divorce might be justified and better for the children. President James E. Faust, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, “In my opinion, ‘just cause’ should be nothing less serious than a prolonged and apparently irredeemable relationship which is destructive of a person’s dignity as a human being.”
Researchers have found that:
1. 75% of struggling marriages are much more satisfying in 5 years if they work through the problems.
2. 70% of divorced individuals within 2 years believe that they made a mistake.
3. 70% of men are remarried within 2 years. (Do you see the problem, considering statistic number 2)
4. Divorced mothers are more likely to be in poverty after divorce.
5. The average divorce in California cost $125,000 upfront. Over time, that number increases into the millions.
However, there are some circumstances that divorce might be justified and better for the children. President James E. Faust, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, “In my opinion, ‘just cause’ should be nothing less serious than a prolonged and apparently irredeemable relationship which is destructive of a person’s dignity as a human being.”