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Northern Ireland divorce rate 'hits new high'
18/06/2008
The number of couples in Northern Ireland choosing to consult solicitors and divorce hit an all-time high in 2007.
Statistics released by the government have shown that the number of couples divorcing in the province increased to just over 2,700 in 2007 - 14 per cent higher than during 2006.
Counselling service Relate has blamed divorce on changing values in society, a newspaper reports.
Chief executive of Relate in Northern Ireland Gerald Clark told the Belfast Telegraph: "The increase in divorces are largely down to pressures, such as both partners working, financial pressures, the addition of children to a relationship."
David Cameron has proposed the introduction of family counselling centres to give advice to couples considering divorce.
He said that such centres could be either a way of keeping families together or making sure that the split, with issues such as child contact and financial settlements arranged through sensitive solicitors, is as painless as possible.
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Statistics released by the government have shown that the number of couples divorcing in the province increased to just over 2,700 in 2007 - 14 per cent higher than during 2006.
Counselling service Relate has blamed divorce on changing values in society, a newspaper reports.
Chief executive of Relate in Northern Ireland Gerald Clark told the Belfast Telegraph: "The increase in divorces are largely down to pressures, such as both partners working, financial pressures, the addition of children to a relationship."
David Cameron has proposed the introduction of family counselling centres to give advice to couples considering divorce.
He said that such centres could be either a way of keeping families together or making sure that the split, with issues such as child contact and financial settlements arranged through sensitive solicitors, is as painless as possible.
Contact us for legal advice
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