Top Nine Reasons for Divorce in 2009 |
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9. Economic Pressures, especially in these very tough, economic times. People losing jobs, businesses failing, houses with negative equity, and 401Ks drastically being reduced are causing extreme emotional pressure on people. 8. People growing apart and going in different directions. The question that someone should ask is when the children are grown, is this someone you want to spend the rest of your life with? Do you share enough common interests? Will there be a bond to hold you together once you reach an age for retirement? What do you want to do with the rest of your life? 7. Alcohol problems. Alcoholism is a common cause of problems leading to divorce. 6. Drug related problems, including prescription drugs. I have seen more and more cases with not only drugs, such as marijuana and cocaine leading to divorce, but also addiction to Vicadin and other prescription drugs. 5. Gambling problems. Over the years I have seen people lose their jobs, their marriages, their homes, and their professions due to addiction to gambling. 4. Addiction to the internet. This includes people who are on hour after hour, whether it is for shopping, for e-mailing, or just constant searching online to the exclusion of everything else. 3. Addiction to pornography. Addition to pornography is more and more common, and I have seen many cases in my practice. This will often lead to the next issue, which is infidelity. 2. Infidelity. If someone has an affair, can it be forgiven? Can people move on and rebuild? These are questions. Counseling is often critical if there is infidelity. 1. A total inability to communicate. When two people are on different wave lengths, often from the beginning. Perhaps these are people who should never have gotten married in the first place. Michigan Divorce information provided by the Metro Detroit Family Law offices of: |