Divorce: What Went Wrong?
by Dr. Edward A. Dreyfus
The "D-Word" strikes at the heart of all married couples. Prenuptial agreements--agreements made even before marriage--all have provisions for what happens in the event of a divorce. Recent statistics suggest that 50% of all marriages in the United States will end in divorce. In Southern California the divorce rate is purported to be even higher, somewhere in the neighborhood of 60-75%, depending on which study one reads. In this article I will be exploring some of the reasons that people divorce, some of the consequences of divorce, ways to prevent divorce, and, when all else fails, approaches to divorce that can be less stressful to all of the parties involved.
