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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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