The escalating divorce rate is a growing problem in American culture and will not get better unless drastic steps are taken. Divorce rates have steadily increased in the United States since the early 1920's. In 1920 there was approximately 13.4 divorces per 100 marriages. In the 1988 it jumped to 32.8 divorces per 100 marriages and at present it is close to 50 divorces per 100 marriages and climbing (divorce rates chart). Researchers say that the fastest growing marital status category in America is divorced people. I believe something needs to be done to preserve the once sacred institution of marriage and family values in the United States.
Divorce has a profound impact on children. Children of divorce are 3 to 4 times more likely to have psychological problems, juvenile delinquencies and suicide among other detrimental problems. A child of divorce is more likely grow up and be in a marriage that ends in divorce. The child is more inclined to view divorce as an easy way out of a situation instead of working on their marital problems. They feel divorce is an acceptable option as they have seen their parents divorce.
Here are few of the important factors that I believe contribute to the ever-esca
I would also propose to make it harder for people to divorce by requiring marriage counseling for couples looking to get divorced. The requirement of marriage counseling could help the troubled couples work through some of their problems. Marriage counseling may also save their marriage. Another idea is a 6-month waiting period before couples are allowed to divorce. Couples would be required to live apart for 6 months before they would be eligible to divorce. The 6-month period would be used as a "cooling off" period. It will allow the couple to make to make thoughtful unbiased decision instead heat of the moment decisions about their marriage.
lating divorce rates in the United States. First, lawmakers enacted the no-fault divorce law in the 1970's. Researchers believe that the new law caused an explosion of divorces. "A no-fault divorce is one in which neither spouse blames the other for the breakdown of their marriage. Both spouses agree that irreconcilable differences have arisen and that their marriage is irreparable (no-fault divorce)". A no-fault divorce does not require proof in a court of law by the divorcing party. Essentially a no-fault divorce makes it much easi
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