Read more divorce rate stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21593/divorce-rate.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31419/cant-buy-me-love-but-divorce-could-cost-100k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested) to...http://www.newser.com/story/31419/cant-buy-me-love-but-divorce-could-cost-100k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Jul 2008 15:30:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24949/finns-may-stop-working-in-the-name-of-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinland's citizens will get an extra week of vacation specifically for romance if a proposed bill becomes law, Bloomberg reports. The legislation, which currently has 13 of the 100 required backers, would augment the 25 paid vacation days and 10 public holidays that already put Finns above the EU norm....http://www.newser.com/story/24949/finns-may-stop-working-in-the-name-of-love.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Apr 2008 12:35:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23873/merry-divorcees-plan-rites-for-deceased-marriages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Atlanta divorce lawyer has a little gift for her clients: a mock coffin to bury their wedding rings in when the divorce comes through. "Funerals" for failed marriages—or just big parties—are becoming popular with the newly single keen to bury the past and celebrate a new chapter...http://www.newser.com/story/23873/merry-divorcees-plan-rites-for-deceased-marriages.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 12:54:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23579/female-troops-divorce-rate-more-than-double-mens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFemale troops divorce at nearly twice the rate of their male comrades, Divorce360 reports, and the military is stumped as to why. Data from 2006 show male soldiers divorce at a rate of 2.7%—lower than the general population's 3.6%—but that leaps to 7% among women. The...http://www.newser.com/story/23579/female-troops-divorce-rate-more-than-double-mens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Apr 2008 12:40:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23517/army-battles-high-divorce-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA jump in divorce rates since the start of the Iraq war has the Army concerned. Marriages are falling apart as soldiers return home from tours of combat duty emotionally distant and unwilling to discuss their experiences. The military has now launched 'marriage education' retreats to try and repair the...http://www.newser.com/story/23517/army-battles-high-divorce-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Apr 2008 5:56:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20249/spain-gets-on-divorce-express.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarriage has become a battleground in Spain, where divorce has been legal for 20 years, but a recent reform accelerating the process led to a 74% spike in the divorce rate. With 1 in every 2.3 married couples now parting, the Catholic Church is accusing the socialist government of...http://www.newser.com/story/20249/spain-gets-on-divorce-express.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Feb 2008 11:06:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17358/chinese-divorce-rate-surges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Chinese divorce rate shot up 18.2% last year, the Guardian reports. It's not a huge surprise: Simplified divorce proceedings have contributed to the long-term trend, and the social stigma appears to have dwindled considerably. Some sociologists have an additional theory: China's one-child policy has created a generation of...http://www.newser.com/story/17358/chinese-divorce-rate-surges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 15:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11126/evangelicals-seen-to-be-softening-on-divorce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Christianity Today article that reinterprets Jesus Christ’s stance against divorce has sparked anger among evangelicals, Time reports, while also revealing diminished opposition to breaking the marital sacrament. The piece argues that, in a key scripture passage, Jesus might have been giving his opinion on a certain kind of divorce...http://www.newser.com/story/11126/evangelicals-seen-to-be-softening-on-divorce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Nov 2007 14:47:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/2096/divorce-rate-hits-37-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's divorce rate has been dropping steadily for decades; this year breakups reached their lowest level since 1970. But that doesn't mean todays' relationships are more stable: More couples are living together without tying the knot. Divorces are down by a third since their peak in 1981, but marriages themselves...http://www.newser.com/story/2096/divorce-rate-hits-37-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 May 2007 7:00:53 CDT