What is the longest marriage that ended in divorce?
What is the longest marriage that ended in divorce?
American couple Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall hold the current record for the longest marriage having been together for 82 years after they tied the knot on Valentines Day in 1929.
What is the #1 cause of divorce in America?
According to a recent survey of 191 CDFA professionals from across North America, the three leading causes of divorce are "basic incompatibility" (43%), "infidelity" (28%), and "money issues" (22%). “The incompatibility is usually caused by one or more of the other choices,” another CDFA professional added.
How long has divorce been legal in the US?
In 1937, the law was changed and divorce was allowed on other grounds including drunkenness, insanity and desertion. The big change came in 1969, when the Divorce Reform Act was passed, allowing couples to divorce after they had been separated for two years (or five years if only one of them wanted a divorce).
