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Divorce in California - Stats on Divorce

According to the US Census Bureau, during 1998, 2.3 million marriages and 1.1 million divorces occurred in the United States. At this rate, approximately 6,200 marriages and 3,100 divorces occur each day. The estimated U.S. median age at the time of first marriage in 1998 was 25.0 years for women and 26.7 years for men. This age for women equaled the 20th century high reached in 1997 while the age for men dipped 0.4 years since reaching a 20th century high in 1996.

There were 114 unmarried men (i.e., never married, widowed or divorced), ages 18 to 44, for every 100 unmarried women of the same ages in 1998. At older ages the ratio reverses to 146 unmarried women for every 100 unmarried men for 45- to 64-year-olds and 315 unmarried women for every 100 unmarried men for people 65 and over. In 1998, 13.7 million people, ages 25 to 34, had never been married, representing 35 percent of all people in this age group. The total of never-been-marrieds among the 35- to -44 age bracket dropped to 6.8 million or 15 percent.

Divorce in California Statistically

Marital status for divorces in California
Population 15 years and over 26,076,163 100.0
Never married 7,843,907 30.1
Now married, except separated 13,657,201 52.4
Separated 642,670 2.5
Widowed 1,457,818 5.6
Female 1,179,638 4.5
Divorced 2,474,567 9.5
Female 1,457,510 5.6

Divorce in California - Recent Changes
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  • Stats on Divorce - dealing with separation, divorce and adultery in divorce in California.
  • Application - free divorce papers on the net for divorce in California.
  • Records - public availability and access to information contained in court documents.

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