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Marriages Last
Longer in Rappk.
How high is the divorce rate in Rappahannock County compared with -the rate in other communities? How many local residents have been divorced? How many have remarried?
For the great majority of men and women in the local area, marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime undertaking. For others, who start out with equally high hopes, their marriages end up on the rocks.
Data recently obtained from the Department of Commerce from the Population Reference Bureau and others indicate the current trends in divorce.
In Rappahannock County, it| appears, there are fewer divorced! people, in proportion to population, than are found in most parts of the United States.
According to the latest estimates, Bome< 34' out of every "1,000 local residents over the age of 14 are either divorced or separated from their spouses. That is exclusive of the number who were divorced previously but have remarried.
The rate compares favorably with the rate in other areas of the United States, where it averages 47 per 1,000. In the State of Virginia, it is 46 per 1,000.
Special interest centers on the divorce situation at this time because of the actions taken in many states in the last few years extending the grounds for divorce.
In California, for example, if a couple appears before a judge and states that “irreconcilable differences” exist between them, he can grant a divorce forthwith.
In New York State, where adultery was the basic ground for divorce for many years, five new grounds have been added, including separation for two years or more. If a couple can show that they have been living apart for that length of time under an agreement, they can get a divorce for that reason alone. Based upon the latest sampling
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