Assess the view that changes in the law are the main cause of rising divorce rates.

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                Jessica-Kate Bishop

Assess the view that changes in the law are the main cause of rising divorce rates.

Since the 1970’s divorce has been on the rise, this is believed to be because of many factors such as changes in opinion and the higher expectations people have of each other, but one of the factors that some people consider the most important cause of rising divorce rates it the change in law.

The laws on divorce have changed a lot since it was made legal in 1857 and in 1969 after many other laws that increased equality for divorce, it became law that there was no guilty party and there were more options or grounds for divorce for example an irretrievable marriage. This caused an increase in divorce as now divorce was easily accessible for everyone no matter what the situation or which partner wanted divorce.

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After this massive change two more laws were made for divorce these were; 1984 – a reduction in the length of time a couple needed to be separated before filing for divorce and 1996 – a bigger consideration for family should be held in court. These laws made divorce fairer and easier for everyone involved. This is said to have been the main reason that divorce rates have increased as the numbers of divorce correlate to the times when divorce laws changed.

Although it could be argued that other factors like change in people’s opinions towards divorce is the ...

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