Divorce
Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage. The United States has one of the highest divorce rates in the world.
About half of all first marriages in the United States end in divorce. Several factors, including age, education, and social class, have been shown to predict the likelihood of divorce. The older a woman is at marriage, the less likely she is to divorce. Less educated couples tend to divorce…>> (read more)
Divorce in the News
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is going through an ugly divorce from his wife of 29 years. Signora Berlusconi claims to have suffered countless umilliazioni at the hands of…>> (read more)
Byline: Sandra Tsing Loh
Image: Kim Rosen
Sadly, and to my horror, I am divorcing. This was a 20-year partnership. My husband is a good…>> (read more)
Byline: Susan Sward; Chronicle Staff Writer
A memorial service will be held May 24 for Dr. John Visher, a Bay Area psychiatrist and early advocate of the…>> (read more)






























