Dr. Judith Gerhart, CFP
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst 
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August 16, 2009
Divorces have been in decline everywhere but Utah
The 50% divorce rate among American couples is an oft-cited myth, but in fact, US divorces have been in a slow, steady decline since 1979. In the last few years, however, the people of Utah have seemed determined to buck that trend, as they are the only state in which the number of divorce filings have not fallen.
To their credit, Utah’s legislators have decided to do something about it. In 2007, they passed HB 128, the nation’s first divorce orientation legislation. Among other things, the bill established a mandatory divorce orientation course for couples filing for divorce. The bill doesn’t really make it all that much harder to get a divorce in Utah; rather, it creates an optional intermediate step prior to filing, one that, it can be assumed, is meant to get couples to reconsider.
By: Ross Bonander
Posted by Judith Gerhart on August 16, 2009 | Permalink | Post a comment
Topics: Divorce |
