Divorce
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Opinion
Protect children from divorce
The current debate on no-fault divorce ignores the harm to children, writes WORLD's Aidan Johnston.“I hate divorce,” God says in Malachi 2:16. When a divorce becomes common, it's a sign that the culture has turned away from God.? After rocketing upwards in the '60s and '70s, the number of annual…
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Eastern Europe
Number of marriages in Ukraine way higher than of divorces during war
In Ukraine, the group of people who got married is much larger than the number of people who divorced. In total, 86,028 couples tied the knot in the first half of 2023. On the other hand, 10,139 divorces were filed. A quick calculation shows that the number of marriages is…
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Northern Europe
Is the marriage vow out-dated?
Till death do us part. Every married couple vows to stay with the other for the rest of life. Many spouses, however, fail to keep their promises. Is it time to change the vow? ‘Yes' is most likely the most important word said during a wedding. With it, the bride…
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Central Europe
Divorce rate spikes among older couples
More older couples are filing for divorce throughout the US and Europe. Some have been married for decades. According to a report from NZZ, the phenomenon has been infamously named “the grey divorce revolution,” where couples in their 50s, 60s or above choosing to separate after decades of marriage. In…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian politician wants to increase wait list for divorce to protect family
Ukrainian deputy Giorgiy Mazurashu has submitted a draft law to make the waiting times for people who want to divorce longer to protect families from falling apart. He hopes that this will lead to a drop in divorces. Currently, couples must wait a month before their divorce application is considered,…
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Northern Europe
What does the number of divorces say about the quality of marriages?
The number of divorces has been relatively stable in Denmark recently. To what extent does that mean that the quality of marriage has increased? That is the question Kristeligt Dagblad reflects on. According to Danish statistics, the number of divorces decreased last year. In total, 12,145 Danish couples went separate…
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Western Europe
In France, family remains important, but marriage does not
Also, in modern times, marriage still flourishes. But the shape and context are different. And marriage is no longer essential. That is the conclusion of the French family specialist Prof François de Singly. On Wednesday (one day after Valentine's Day), he published a new edition of his standard work “Sociology…
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European Union
Adults from broken families have less money than others
Compared to people with an intact family of origin, adults who grew up in a divorced family keep having fewer resources than others. It is not new that children of divorce do not have it easy in different areas of life. But now, German research from the University of Bamberg…
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Northern Europe
Number of divorces plummets in Sweden
More and more married couples decide to stay together. The trend has been ongoing for several years, new statistics show. There were some fears that the Covid pandemic would negatively impact marriages. That would mean that more people would go separate ways. However, these fears seem to have been ungrounded.…
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Western Europe
Much enthusiasm for free mediator in case of impending fight divorce
Three-quarters of Dutch people would greatly appreciate a free mediator in the event of a divorce or a severe relationship conflict with or without children. This reports the Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad. It writes about a survey commissioned by the Reformed SGP party. On Monday, based on this survey, SGP…
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