Nothing speaks louder than information about divorce rates and statistics when giving divorce advice. Divorce is a highly emotional situation and all the people involved in it: the couple, relatives, friends, employers and even neighbors are usually swayed by feelings. Under these circumstances, divorce advice can be biased and tainted. Any factual data that can be used as the basis for divorce advice may help put the advice on a more impartial and objective level.

Divorce rates vary sharply from country to country, influenced greatly by the dominant religion in the country. As of 2011, there are only two countries in the world where divorce is illegal: the Philippines and the Vatican State. Nevertheless, religion still plays a part in a country’s attitudes towards divorce so predominantly Catholic countries will tend to have lower divorce rates than, for instance, Islamic countries where the religion allows for divorce. Sweden has the highest divorce rate in the world with 54.9% of marriages ending in divorce, followed by the United States with 54.8%. India has the lowest with 1.1% followed by its geographical and cultural neighbor Sri Lanka with 1.5%. Other factors that influence divorce rates are the economy and employment opportunities for women

Research has shown that the main causes cited for a divorce are:

• Poor communication between the spouses
• Financial problems that strain the family’s resources
• Lack of commitment by one or both spouses to the marriage
• A radical change in priorities of either spouse
• Infidelity

Other statistics indicate that people who marry between 23 – 27 years of age are less susceptible to divorce than those who marry while in their teens. People who marry after this age range are also less likely to have “quality” marriages. This seems to point to what researchers refer to as a “peak marriage age” which is the ideal time for people to enter into matrimony.

There is a wealth of information that data on divorce rates can provide as a basis for divorce advise. Divorce rates and statistics are useful tools when giving divorce advice. Divorce rates by ethnic group, religious affiliation, geographical location, economic imbalance among couples, life style and other factors can help couples and marriage counselors identify the source of marital problems and offer possible solutions to avoid divorce.

Except in cases where there are specific reasons for seeking a divorce, the information provided by divorce rates from a demographical point of view may show couples that the problems they are encountering are due to sociological factors or a phase in their lives for which divorce may not be answer.

In the United States, economic problems account for more than 4% of divorces, and even other reasons given like “irreconcilable differences” when broken down can be ascribed to financial reasons.Because financial problems are a major cause of divorce, divorce lawyers will also find data on divorce rates related to monetary issues useful in giving divorce advice on the settlement of property and other assets.

The cold, impersonal data of divorce rates can be extremely useful and helpful in giving divorce advice.

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