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Maine may not be only the home of rich and famous, but this small state is swarmed by a large percentage of divorced men and women. Maine has gained much in divorce rate this year, while ranking close to Nevada as far as divorce is concerned.
Paul Taylor of the Pew’s Social and Demographics Trend told The Maine Public Networking Network, "We were able to correlate high levels of divorce with the tendency of residents in the state to marry young, and there was a correlation there."
Meanwhile, Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia had a different theory. According to Wilcox, the large percentage of “working-class" in Maine's population could be the factor for the increasing divorce in the state. Maine is evidently composed of well-to-do families who can shoulder the costs of divorce; thus, the working class can rely heavily on divorce.
Wilcox explained, "College-educated couples on average, of course, have higher incomes and that protects them from economic stresses that can undermine a marriage. It's also the case that college-educated couples tend to have better social skills. They can deal with conflict, they're better able to communicate."
Lewiston divorce lawyer Bill Cote argued that financial problem is the primary culprit of divorce. The lawyer stressed that, after his long experience in family law, financial problems hurt marriage in many ways. Another obvious factor is the leniency in divorce law. The court allows one party to file divorce, with irreconcilable difference as primary reason. |
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