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  1. There were 338 divorces of same-sex couples in 2017, more than three times the number in 2016 (112 divorces); three-quarters (74%) of same-sex couples divorcing in 2017 were female. In 2017, there were 8.4 divorces of opposite-sex couples per 1,000 married men and women aged 16 years and over (divorce rates), representing the lowest divorce rates since 1973 and a 5.6% decrease from 2016.

  2. More than three quarters of the splits between same sex couples in England and Wales were between two women ... Wednesday 18 October 2017 18:46 BST. ... was the most common grounds for divorce ...

  3. Feb 22, 2024 · Divorces in England and Wales by age, marital status before marriage and reason: historical data. Dataset | Released on 23 November 2015. Number of couples divorcing, divorce numbers and rates by age of husband and wife, and marital status before marriage. Keywords: decree absolute, decree nisi, dissolution, annulment, fact proven.

  4. Nov 17, 2020 · The ONS attribute a rise in cohabitation among couples as the reason - reporting from 2017 that almost nine in 10 couples (88%) "were cohabiting before marriage". Related Topics Same-sex Marriage

  5. Feb 22, 2024 · For same-sex divorces in 2022, the median duration of marriage was 7.5 years for male same-sex couples and 6.3 years for female same-sex couples. Both male and female marriage durations at divorce are the highest seen since records began, which reflects that same-sex divorces have only been possible in England and Wales since 2015.

  6. Nov 29, 2019 · Unreasonable behaviour for same-sex couples who divorce can include having a sexual relationship with someone else of the same sex. Two years separation with consent was the second most common ground for divorces granted in 2018 and accounted for more than one-quarter of divorces (26.8%), while five years' separation without consent accounted for 16.1% of divorces.

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  8. Nov 25, 2019 · 102,007 couples divorced in 2017 . Of divorcing couples: 99.66% were opposite-sex couples and 0.34% were same-sex couples. Opposite-sex divorces fell 4.9% in 2017 compared to 2016. The number of same-sex divorces more than tripled (although this is to be expected since same-sex marriage was only legalised in 2014)