Young Marrige Equals Divorce

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Young Marrige Equals Divorce


America is presently in a time where people sue other people for rediculous reasons, find obsurd reasons to go to court, and the biggest court revolution is divorce. Divorce is becoming more common in today’s world than ever before and is either splitting homes or ruining people economically. It is by far one of the biggest problems in our country in the modern era.

Many people in today’s society marry at a very young age. They tend to do this because either they were high school sweethearts or they have had a child together. In doing so, there is a very high divorce rate for people under the age of 25 years old in the United States. “40-50% is a number projection for younger folks marrying for the first time” (divorcereform.org). People under the age of 25 are said to have a divorce rate of about 45% according to the U.S. Census Beaurea in the year 2002. “Approximately 31% of friends and co-workers, aged 35 to 54, who are married, engaged, or cohabitating have already been previously divorced” (divorcereform.org). This satement shows that about one third of Americans divorce at an early age and remarry when they are more mature. Statistics also show that if two people have been married for more then 15 years, the chances of divorce are slim to none, about 3%. A young couple marrying for the first time today has a lifetime divorce risk of 40%, another statistic showing that there is a lack of maturity in young couples who marry early. Many couples marry at a young age simply for the reason of having a baby either by mistake or perhaps not knowing the consequences and economic struggle they will endure.

The government right now does not have a solution for the high divorce rate that is infecting America. Because people at a young age are immature and have not experienced the world totally, infidelity is a big factor in a number of divorces. Economi...