Daily Archives: February 5, 2009

Divorce rates decline during the Great Recession

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING When times get tough, the tough stay married. Divorce courts and lawyers saw a dramatic drop in divorce proceedings as the economy worsened in 2008. In Chicago, for example, there was a 5% drop in filings in the first three quarters of 2008 — before things got really ugly (MarketWatch.com 12.21.08). The […]

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