Divorce in America: statistics and information
Divorce Facts
In America, there is one divorce every 13 seconds. That’s 6,646 divorces per day, and 46,523 divorce per week.
The average length of a marriage that ends in divorce is eight years.
People wait an average of three years after a divorce to remarry (if they remarry at all).
The average age for couples going through their first divorce is 30 years old.
Seventy-nine point six percent of custodial mothers receive a support award, while only 29.6 percent of custodial fathers receive a support award.
Forty-six point nine percent of non-custodial mothers totally default on support, while only 26.9 percent of non-custodial fathers totally default on support.
In America, there is one divorce every 13 seconds. That’s 6,646 divorces per day, and 46,523 divorce per week.
The average length of a marriage that ends in divorce is eight years.
People wait an average of three years after a divorce to remarry (if they remarry at all).
The average age for couples going through their first divorce is 30 years old.
Seventy-nine point six percent of custodial mothers receive a support award, while only 29.6 percent of custodial fathers receive a support award.
Forty-six point nine percent of non-custodial mothers totally default on support, while only 26.9 percent of non-custodial fathers totally default on support.
Divorce and Children Statistics
The divorce rate among couples with children is 40 percent lower than couples without children.
Forty-three percent of children growing up in America today are being raised without their fathers.
Seventy-five percent of children with divorced parents live with their mother.
Twenty-eight percent of children living with a divorced parent live in a household with an income below the poverty line.
Half of all American children will witness the breakup of a parent’s marriage. Of these children, close to half will also see the breakup of a parent’s second marriage.
Divorce Statistics Source: http://www.mckinleyirvin.com/blog/divorce/32-shocking-divorce-statistics/
The divorce rate among couples with children is 40 percent lower than couples without children.
Forty-three percent of children growing up in America today are being raised without their fathers.
Seventy-five percent of children with divorced parents live with their mother.
Twenty-eight percent of children living with a divorced parent live in a household with an income below the poverty line.
Half of all American children will witness the breakup of a parent’s marriage. Of these children, close to half will also see the breakup of a parent’s second marriage.
Divorce Statistics Source: http://www.mckinleyirvin.com/blog/divorce/32-shocking-divorce-statistics/
Source: www.offparent.com
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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/04/us-divorce-rate_n_4184261.html
