The Great Divorce

many other societies and cultures. In Indian it is believed that arranged marriages are the most effective, if not, the only way a man and a woman should marry each other. They are right to believe in them because it works for the most part. The divorce rate is much lower in arranged marriages, rather than marriages built by “love” which commonly occurs in western civilizations. In India most of the marriages are either chosen by a third party or most likely the parents. The biggest religion in…

Psychological and Emotional Aspects of Divorce explains in great detail the effects, stages, and reactions for divorce. She also explains the effects and reactions that are typical for women, men, and the child/ren of the parents getting divorced. The article begins with the details of how common divorce really is and the statistics of divorce and the statistics for children who have divorced parents and parents who were not married. The United States has the highest divorce rate at fifty…

Many marriages today end in divorce. Divorces that end when there are children involved are always complicated. The children are the ones that suffer because there is a custodial parent who the child will live with and a non-custodial parent who lives somewhere else. Sadly, the non-custodial is usually the father. Fathers should be required to stay involved in their children’s lives. The fact that non-custodial fathers tend to lose contact with their children and to be more invested in…

The most significant event that has occurred in my life thus far has been my parent’s divorce. When I was fourteen, almost fifteen years old, my parent’s decided to end their thirteen years of marriage. At the time I had no idea on how to feel about it and wasn’t sure exactly why they had made this big decision, but as the years passed I slowly gathered the information and pieced it all together. In about November of 2010 my parents had separated, but remained under the same roof until late…

back to reality. My parents’ divorce had a very strong effect on me, as a result of their divorce, many things changed within me. I’m scared of commitment, and I never think anything will last forever. I do not follow through with many things because I’m scared to commit myself to certain things. I also think nothing good lasts forever. Anytime something good happens to me my first thought is it is only a matter of time before everything falls apart. My parents’ divorce also made me not want to…

forward to once they become a certain age. One thing that most people don’t anticipate though is divorce. However in today’s society the divorce rates are higher than the marriage rates. There are a lot of devastating factors that come with divorce but the one that gets overlooked the most is the way divorce effects children. Out of the many ways children can be affected here are four key examples. Divorce forces a child to grow up in a broken home, it can change the way a child feels towards…

Q&A: How are assets divided in a Florida divorce? A great portion of our lives is spent finding the ideal house, the perfect vehicle along with the furniture to match your decor. You have spent a lifetime working hard for the things you desire and it can be scary that a divorce can take it all away. For this reason, knowing how the state laws apply to you is critical. Here is how Florida divides your assets. Are assets dispersed equally? Assets are dispersed in a fair manner and in some cases it…

In the 1950’s the divorce rate was roughly 14%. Since then the divorce rate in the U.S has slowly risen and now it has reached to 50%. There are significantly huge differences between single and dual parenting. One of the biggest differences is economical. Households with children reported an average yearly income of $57,100. Single parent average income is $29, 000. The expenses are more than the income of a single parent. The stress and pressure on raising the children is another difference…

person has to go through when dealing with the events. The event of divorce is not pointed out in this chapter, but it was discussed when I mentioned these stages to friends. As I have been reading through the book, “Living in Sin” by John Shelby Spong it has many interesting views on the topic of life as people go through marriage and divorce which I have compared to discussions on this topic with friends. The topic of divorce with my friends is a sensitive topic, but I’m glad they are open…

A happy family is something that everyone wishes for. Unfortunately, it is impossible for families to be happy all the time. There are many types of crises that families go through, a few examples are, loss of a family member, loss of a job or divorce. Bad things happen no matter how good of a person we are. It is how we handle a crisis that affects our family the most. The first time I got married was right after I graduated high school. Little did I know my life was about to be one crisis…