| As we all know that divorce brings you to that stage | | | | have cost the taxpayers over $30 billion. Drilling down |
| of life where you logically die even-though if you are | | | | discretely, the cost that the taxpayer are paying off |
| physically alive. Or in other words divorce is death of | | | | to the government includes child support |
| a marital relationship. The impact that the reek of | | | | enforcement cost of $37.7 million, domestic violence |
| divorce brings along with it undeniably destroys one | | | | programs cost of $9.7 million and child abuse and |
| so badly that s/he might take years to get back on | | | | neglect cost of $113.4 million whereas not including |
| feet. | | | | any welfare benefits to mothers who are dependent. |
| Earlier what we discussed was the emotional cost of | | | | If the divorce rates are reduced in any measurable |
| divorce that is incurred in shape of death of love and | | | | fashion, it will save the taxpayers substantial dollars. |
| loss of respect, isolation, stress, restlessness, | | | | A sociology professor Steven Nock and U. Iowa Law |
| developmental regression, physical deterioration, low | | | | and Economics professor Margaret Brinig were the |
| self-esteem, absence of trust, cynicism, anger, | | | | first ones who studied this subject. They found out |
| bitterness, feelings of inadequacy any many more. | | | | that as the divorce costs are too much for an |
| "I want to get separated from my spouse", "we | | | | ordinary person, the court proceedings may be |
| don't have compatibility" or "we don't make a good | | | | stretched for a year or more. They also calculated |
| match" are the frequent phrases that we hear from | | | | that $175 billion is spent annually on divorce, mostly |
| young married couples today. Well, this group of | | | | on litigation. |
| people has set of mind which tells them that by | | | | Divorce has become a very big and successful |
| getting divorced they are putting an END to the | | | | business in the United States. According to the |
| marital unhappiness and with divorce they can rid the | | | | information provided by a web- site that is geared |
| tyranny, oppression and abuse of the spouse. But | | | | toward divorce and remarriage, divorce is a $31 |
| literally speaking they are simply replacing a set of | | | | billion-a-year industry with an average cost of about |
| problem with another especially in cases where | | | | $20,000. |
| minors are involved. You will find them coming out of | | | | Among many, one of the major reasons that are |
| divorce entirely different and their life will take a | | | | becoming recognized is the connection between the |
| counter-turn. | | | | emotional pain of divorce and its impact on finances. |
| Relating back to the previous topic, a question arises | | | | No doubt, Divorce can lead to mental depression and |
| in our mind that why divorce, breakup, separation | | | | emotional instability. It is studied that the rate of |
| and unpleasant marital life are becoming so very | | | | depression is nearly three times higher among |
| common in the present world? Divorces did exist in | | | | divorced men and women than with married couples |
| the past but comparatively at a very small scale. This | | | | who have never divorced. When a spouse or both |
| is so very obvious that children who see their | | | | request for divorce, it is not uncommon to see job |
| parents getting divorced are growing as a broken | | | | performance and productivity falls off dramatically |
| generation having several sets of problems which | | | | between stress, lawyer meetings and time taken to |
| becomes a part of their lives. They are further | | | | build a new life. This will not be unwise to say that "If |
| stained when their parents remarry. And very clearly | | | | you hire a divorce lawyer today, there is a good |
| when abused children grow up in an atmosphere | | | | chance you will hire a bankruptcy lawyer within two |
| where such treatments have become "no problem" | | | | or three years." |
| now or more likely to say "fashion", they will follow | | | | Divorce cost, whether emotional or financial, can be |
| the same and will act accordingly when they will get | | | | reduced substantially and kept under control if a |
| married and thus the cycle continues. This is a very | | | | spouse (petitioning for divorce) or both of them |
| staggering cost that our whole nation is bearing. | | | | acknowledge the complete divorce process, make no |
| We saw that the emotional toll of divorce is itself not | | | | haste and have control over their anger because in |
| less than any big loss but its financial costs are also | | | | most of the cases divorce costs are heightened due |
| hideous bringing devastating consequences. | | | | to the destructive attitudes of the spouse towards |
| There is growing government dread over soaring | | | | the other making the process lengthier in terms of |
| divorce costs. In United Kingdom, studies have shown | | | | frequent sittings for counseling, consultation and |
| that government provided legal aid alone of | | | | other court proceedings. |
| £178 million the previous year, out of which | | | | The divorce costs can be further reduced financially |
| just £9.2 billion were spent helping people cope | | | | by; revising your will carefully, taking existing |
| with the aftershocks of freedom. There were other | | | | insurance coverage in account, canceling all joint bank |
| costs that were spent on children care and the | | | | accounts (credit cards) and revising retirement |
| estimation was up to the £1.3 billion. | | | | assets. |
| Whereas in the United States, the average divorce | | | | Going not so far away from this miserable world of |
| cost varies with estimation of $10,000 to 20,000. A | | | | divorce, there are couples who are managing it out |
| recent study has provided an assessment that | | | | and like them very few are winners. Basically they |
| marriages that end in divorce are very costly to the | | | | are ones we should be looking at. The cost in |
| public; furthermore, it was figured that a single | | | | emotional pain and suffering, as well as dollars and |
| divorce costs the federal governments about | | | | cents, can be extreme. The process may also go on |
| $30,000, based on things as the higher use of food | | | | for years. Still, by cooperating, understanding each |
| stamps and public housing as well as increased | | | | other and learning the rules you both can come out in |
| bankruptcies and juvenile delinquency. The United | | | | reasonably good shape. |
| States nation's 10.4 million divorces are estimated to | | | | |