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