In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce.
The divorce rate in the United States has declined since it reached its peak in 1980, dropping just over 36% in the more than ...
Women are more likely than men to initiate a “gray divorce,” research shows. Boomer women are generally more financially ...
The refined divorce rate peaked at 22.6 divorces per 1,000 married women around 1980, according to an analysis by the Pew ...
While divorce is on the decline overall, the number of divorces among people ages 50 and older has risen since the 1990s.
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How divorce redefined marriage

Divorce, once shrouded by shame and the tarnishing of one’s social reputation, has undergone a drastic makeover in the past four decades.
Whatever the reason may be, divorce is growing less and less common. Between 2012 and 2022, the divorce rate declined 28 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. However, there are 14 states ...
The Golden State tops the list with an average divorce cost of $14,435, the highest in the U.S. That figure combines a $435 ...