Divorce and Separation

Divorcepedia is a comprehensive site with valuable information regarding all aspects of separation and divorce for those couples who have reached irreconcilable breakdown of their marriage.

Break-ups leave women poorer but men more - Adele Horin, smh.com.au, July 7 2010

"WOMEN are much poorer than men after a marriage breakdown but men are much lonelier, sadder and their mental health is more fragile immediately after, a big study reveals.

Within fours years, however, men have begun to recover emotionally and their finances have improved considerably. But women's incomes have gone backwards.

''Both men and women take a hit after separation,'' said David de Vaus, professor of sociology at the University of Queensland, and co-author of the study. ''Women are much poorer financially, men are much poorer socially.''"

Divorce rate falls as marriage lasts

The report, Divorces Australia, found that the national divorce rate had dropped, for the fifth year in a row, by 1024, or 2 per cent, from 52,399 in 2005 to 51,375 in 2006.

Divorce: A man's survival guide

"If you're a man facing separation and divorce, the way you respond to the crisis can make a big difference to your health," writes Stephen Pincock for ABC Health and Wellbeing.

Crisis? Maybe he's a narcissistic jerk - New York Times

Richard A. Friedman, a professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College discusses what is commonly known as the mid-life crisis. He claims that it most often affects men and is used as "socially acceptable shorthand for what you do when you suddenly wake up and discover that you’re not 20 anymore."

"The main culprit", says Dr Friedman, "is our youth-obsessed culture, which makes a virtue of the relentless pursuit of self-renewal. The news media abound with stories of people who seek to recapture their youth simply by shedding their spouses, quitting their jobs or leaving their families."

Split city: Divorcees by postcode - Relationships - Life & Style Home, smh.com.au, July 19 2008

"Mosman is the divorce capital of Sydney, and it is mostly women who are keeping the family home. Erik Jensen reports.

BLUES POINT TOWER is an ex-husband hotspot. Satellite to the divorce capital of Sydney - Mosman - the concrete shaft draws them in with furnished apartments, three-month leases and proximity to the family home.

Fresh analysis of the 2006 census for the Herald shows there are more than 1200 divorcees in Mosman, with lone women outnumbering men two to one. Blacktown is next on Sydney's list of most divorcees, though there the breakdown between men and women levels out. In Mosman, 7.8 per cent of dwellings are home to single divorcees, in the Blacktown the figure is 5.1 per cent."

Switching partners can hurt children - Article by Adele Horin, Relationships - Life & Style Home, smh.com.au, July 10 2008

"CHILDREN can suffer when their divorced or separated parents jump from one live-in relationship to another, says a leading US expert who urges sole parents to "slow down".

Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, said: "If you are a lone mum don't move a man into the household until you are sure this is the man who will be a lasting presence.""

Impact of divorce lasts for decades - Sherill Nixon, Relationships - Life & Style Home, smh.com.au, July 10 2008

"THE emotional and social impacts of divorce are felt for decades after a marriage breaks down, leaving a generation of older Australians vulnerable to loneliness and poor health.

A new study into the wellbeing of Australians aged between 55 and 74 - the first generation to experience divorce at high rates - found divorcees felt more socially isolated and less satisfied with life compared with married men and women.

Remarrying seems to allay the negative impacts of divorce, with people who married again reporting similar levels of social support, life satisfaction and health as those who were married to their first spouse.

The research, led by Professor David de Vaus of La Trobe University in Melbourne, follows a study that showed divorce had negative impacts on the financial situation of divorcees decades later."