20 Facts About Divorce Statistics

Facts About Divorce - 20 Facts About Divorce Statistics :
Fact #1. There are 100 divorces every hour in the U.S.
Fact #2. A third of all divorce filings of 2011 in the U.S. contained the word "Facebook."
Fact #3. The world's most expensive divorce was estimated at US$2.5 billion.
Fact #4. A 99-year-old man divorced his 96-year-old wife after 77 years of marriage because he discovered an affair she had in the 1940s.
Fact #5. No U.S. president has been elected after being divorced except for Ronald Reagan.
Fact #6.The Youngest Girl to ever be divorced was 10 years old.
Fact #7. The average divorcee takes almost 18 months to get over the split.
Fact #8. Couples who live together before engagement have a higher divorce rates than those who wait.
Fact #9. First marriages that end in a divorce usually last approximately 8 years.
Fact #10. Einstein's Nobel Prize money went to his ex-wife as a divorce settlement.
Fact #11. Divorce is illegal in the Philippines.
Fact #12. 75% of people who marry partners from an affair eventually divorce.
Fact #13. People who endure more than 45-minute commute are 40% more likely to divorce.
Fact #14. Phil Collins divorced his second wife by fax.
Fact #15. In 2007, A Bosnian couple divorced after discovering both had an online affair with each other under fake names.
Fact #16. Whatsapp is cited in nearly half of all Italian divorce proceedings.
Fact #17. Couples who spend more money on their wedding have a higher divorce rates, a study found.
Fact #18. Arguing about money is the top predictor of divorce, a study found.
Fact #19. Mail-order marriages are less likely to end in divorce than marriages overall in the U.S., a study found.
Fact #20. In Islam, a man may divorce his wife three times, taking her back up after the first two times.