By Andy Merrett
Jan 4, 2010
UK divorce rate could rise 2% in 2010
According to the same online agency that told us Facebook is bad for marriage, the UK’s divorce rate could rise for the first time in a decade.
MD of Divorce-Online, Mark Keenan, expects to see at least a two per cent rise in divorce in 2010, with the recession generally to blame for much of this.
Britain’s annual divorce rate, at around 12 per 1,000 based on current figures, is still one of the world’s highest despite the fact that the rate has dropped over the past ten years.
Interestingly, some reports from last year thought that couples might stay together because of the poor financial climate, yet Keenan reckons a rise in property prices means couples can sell a house and move on without large debts.
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