Divorce Rate Hits its Lowest Level in 40 Years

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics, the divorce rate is at its lowest level in 40 years after a cohabitation revolution.

New figures from the Office for National Statistics has revealed the rate of couples divorcing has fallen by almost 3 per cent in one year, with 130,473 couples divorcing in the UK in 2013. This brings the overall divorce rate to 9.8 per 1,000 married people, the lowest level since 1975.

Harry Benson, Research Director at the Marriage Foundation, said:

"Government has consistently failed to lead on the importance of marriage for future stability.

"Unless we wish to raise another generation of teenagers of whom half have already experienced family breakdown, the responsibility falls to us as individuals, parents and adults to encourage our young couples to marry."

As a result of a transformation of social attitudes, there is a much bigger shift towards couples living together without getting married. In just a decade, the number of families headed by cohabiting couples has risen by 30 per cent.

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Mandy Peters

Divorce Solicitors