Divorce is an important aspect of family life in the United States that shapes living arrangements, financial well-being and parenting. In 2023, over 1.8 million Americans divorced. Additionally, a ...

For decades, divorce was seen primarily as something that happened in midlife or earlier. Today, that picture has dramatically changed. Demographic research analyzed by Pew Research Center shows that ...

The trend has grown so dramatically that it has become one of the most significant demographic shifts in American family life ...

Divorce was once uncommon and highly stigmatized in the United States. Until the introduction of no-fault divorce in the 1960s and ’70s, states typically required one partner to prove the other’s ...

Marriage is a state sanctioned contract between two willing adults. Divorce is the legal process that ends a marriage, requiring a “cause of action” or fault, the legal basis upon which if proved the ...