The Office for National Statistics has today published its latest data on divorces taking place in England and Wales. The headline is: "Divorce rate lowest for 22 years", and the figures show a substantial drop in the number of Decrees Absolute granted, for the second successive year. Assuming that you take the view that 'marriage is a good thing', this appears to be good news, save perhaps for us divorce lawyers...
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Not all good news...
The Office for National Statistics has today published its latest data on divorces taking place in England and Wales. The headline is: "Divorce rate lowest for 22 years", and the figures show a substantial drop in the number of Decrees Absolute granted, for the second successive year. Assuming that you take the view that 'marriage is a good thing', this appears to be good news, save perhaps for us divorce lawyers...
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