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 |
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| 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 |
- Attorneys - the role of lawyers and payment of fees for
divorce in California.
- 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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