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The Sun article - Aug 30, 2008
Too poor to divorce
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Break-ups fell for the third consecutive year in 2007 to a 26-year low. Some 128,534 couples divorced — down three per cent from 132,562 in 2006, said the Office for National Statistics.
But family lawyer Marilyn Stowe suggested many were staying together only because of the credit crunch. She said: “People just can’t afford a divorce at the moment.”
And Robert Kerr, of financial advisers Grant Thornton, said: “At a time of growing economic uncertainty couples may want to try to resolve marital issues before considering divorce.”