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Divorce and Legal Separation —
Virginia Law
Legal representation for individuals going through a divorce or
legal seperation and related family matters in the Hampton Roads,
Virginia Peninsula area.
When two people are under the influence of the most violent,
most insane, most delusive and most transient of passions, they
are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal
and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.
~ George Bernard Shaw, 1963
This page contains a wealth of legal information on the following
divorce and separation topics. Click on the topic links.
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DIVORCE
There are many complex reasons for married couples to seek
a divorce. Generally, it is a very stressful and emotional
time that can cause long-term effects on the individuals and
children involved.
Although there is no such thing as a "stress-free"
divorce, we possess considerable experience in assisting you
through this tumultuous time. Our practice will extend
every effort to fairly resolve a divorce's complex issues
towards you and/or your family's best interest.
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Facts About Divorce
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In the 1920's, there was one divorce granted for every
7 marriages; recently, there has been one divorce granted
for every two marriages
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Over 75% of Americans accept divorce as a solution when
a couple can't get along, even if they have children.
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The reasons given for divorce by the spouses in order
of importance, women say (1) incompatibility and unhappiness,
(2) husband's alcohol, physical and verbal abuse, (3)
husband's infidelity, (4) disagreements about religion
and children, (5) their own alcohol abuse, (6) their own
infidelity, and (7) their needs for independence.
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Men say (1) drug abuse (wife's or his) and mental illness,
(2) many differences (religion, communication, in-laws),
(3) his alcohol and physical abuse, (4) wife's independence
and infidelity, (5) incompatibility and unhappiness, (6)
wife's alcohol abuse, and (7) his infidelity (Cleek and
Pearson, 1985).
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Men also cite "sexual problems" three times
more often than women and women cite an "affair"
twice as often as men (Janus & Janus, 1993).
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Divorce worldwide occurs most common in the fourth year
of marriage or between ages 25 and 29.
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More than a million people a year get a divorce.
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40% of men and 50% of women getting a divorce are less
than 30. Between 10% and 15% of people aged 35 to 55 are
currently divorced.
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About 20% of marriages last less than 5 years, 33% last
less than 10 years, and 40% last less than 15 years.
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Recent estimates for the U.S. are that 65% to 70% of
all new marriages will fail.
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About 60% of teenage marriages last less than 5 years.
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Being pregnant when married increases the chances of
divorce.
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Children of divorced parents are more divorce-prone.
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80% of those who nevertheless stay married have considered
divorce sometime during their marriage. So, if we
are realistic, most of us can expect to have serious trouble
sometime in our marriages.
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80% of all divorced people get remarried, usually 3 or
4 years after their divorce.
Facts derived from mentalhealth.net's online book,
Psychological Self-Help:
Dating, Love, Marriage and Sex.
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap10/
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