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Divorce rate now and in the future?

  • 27-02-2010 9:39pm
    #1
    billybigunz
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    What is the current divorce rate in Ireland? Will it increase for people that get married nowadays I wonder.


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  • #2
    seabre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭seabre


    Once again - assuming the worst!!!!!


  • #3
    billybigunz
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    Its a funny one. If the rate is 30 or 40% in some countries then you have to assume that every marriage has a 30-40% chance of ending in divorce. Do people think of this when they marry?


  • #4
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    billybigunz wrote: »
    What is the current divorce rate in Ireland? Will it increase for people that get married nowadays I wonder.
    The initial backlog of cases (both emotional and legal) has cleared, so I understand there are relatively few cases at the moment. I suspect as we move forward the number of cases will rise again, in line with international patterns.


  • #5
    antiskeptic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭antiskeptic


    billybigunz wrote: »
    Its a funny one. If the rate is 30 or 40% in some countries then you have to assume that every marriage has a 30-40% chance of ending in divorce. Do people think of this when they marry?

    That's not quite the way it works. Some marriages have 90% chance of breaking up and others 10%. The average works out at somewhere in between.


    There is no particular reason to think that the average will apply to your own case. You could as easily think the chances of success are greater or less than average.


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