Problem+Research

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 * Source Citation** "Honey, I'm home ..." //Sunday Telegraph Magazine// [New South Wales, Australia] 7 Nov. 2010: 23. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.

-47,000 divorces occurred in 2008 -an estimated 20 per cent of 30-34-year-olds in long-term relationships choose to live separately. -More couple are spending time apart from each other normally. -Divorce rates are going down slightly because today's society allow couple to be flexible with their relationship. -Different couple need different circumstances to tolerate each other. -Some couples work better when they spend literally 24/7 together but, this can make it hard to surprise each other -

**Source Citation** "3-year-old sent to orphanage as parents fight divorce case." //DNA// [Daily News & Analysis] 21 Oct. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA270377693&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w -A three year old girl was moved into an orphanage while her parents battled over divorce. -She was sent there because her mother refused to take custody and her father was put in jail for 300 days due to not paying the girls mother maintenance for 30 months. -She refused custody saying she couldn't afford it -Besides the girls mother, her father's parents also refused custody. - The father argued that he couldn't pay what he owed because he didn't have a job and had no resources.

**Source Citation** Feldman, Ellen. "Till Divorce Do Us Part." //American Heritage// Nov. 2000: 38. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA67710038&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w -The first divorce in America was in the year 1639 -This was while England still thought of divorce as not able to be destroyed -Over 60 years, the Massachusetts Bay Colony had 44 more divorces in their records - Around the mid 1800's people thought of Americas divorce rate, which was the highest, as a sign of us having low morals - The first divorce (in America) was granted due to the wife discovering her husbands second wife. The husband was also required to pay a hundred pounds, forced to sit in the stocks for a hour on market day, and then they sent him back to England - The Plymouth colony thought that divorce was a rite that had nothing to do with religion -Divorce actually helped our independence from Brita. -Before 1900 only one magazine defended the right that people had to divorce -Divorce is/was openly accepted more-so in America because we believe in a happy marriage. We believe in love and marriage. We believe in love in marriage. **Source Citation** "DIVORCE SHOULD NOT BE OPTED FOR LIGHTLY; Its just not worth it." //Woman's Era// 10 Oct. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA270754276&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w -Women usually file for the divorce. -Small differences are things that usually start separation and that leads into divorce -Divorce can and will most likely cause a lot of pain although most people try and cover up their pain. -Children usually go through a lot of the pain and they do better with parents who are married -Most divorces that have to do with abuse occur at an older age -In India, before a couple is divorced, they must have a year of separation. This is so they have time to figure it out if that is possible -Life with a new person doesn't usually bring lasting joy and happiness to someone who is divorced

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"Why men are hit harder by divorce." //The South Asian Times// 14 Sept. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA267219720&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w -Divorce effects men more then women, surprisingly -Men deal with emotional problems more then women. There is a higher chance of them not eating properly -Men also have to deal with the financial situation. They pay for a lot of their living and their old families living too - Men also have to support their new family if they want to get married again -Women have more support from their friends -Women usually aren't as financially well off but, they use the divorce as a reason for a new career - Men seem to have a harder time letting go of the past -Men have a harder time expressing their feelings so it often takes them longer to get over a divorce.

**Source Citation** "Maa-in-law mows down most marriages; For Most indore men, a nagging mother-in-law is main reason behind divorce application." //DNA// [Daily News & Analysis] 7 Sept. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA266319763&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w -Most men divorce, not because of the wife but because of the mother-in-law. -It usually involved the women wanting to live with her parents but the mother-in-law nags the husband. -Men have to live up to both his wife and her mothers expectations and rules and that puts a lot of stress on the male. -Married couple usually end up around the woman's family rather than the males -Another reason that couples split is that there is a disagreement with the issue of family and how that adjustment will work

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"What's the biggest reason behind divorce?" //The South Asian Times// 2 Sept. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA266003950&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w -The fact that celebrities are being unfaithful is making being unfaithful in a marriage, or even a relationship, more accepted -Falling out of love is becoming a more common occurrence in reasons for divorce. -Other causes of divorce that are more relevant are financial problems and mid-life crisis' -The fact that celebrities are becoming more willing to go back to or stay with a partner that was unfaithful seems to effect the way couples accept how their partner acts -Abuse and growing apart are some of the main reasons for divorce in couples.