Figures released from the Office of National Statitics (ONS) for 2007 show the number of couples getting a divorce (in England & Wales) has dropped to the lowest rate for 26 years.

Divorce figures fell for a third consecutive year, (132,562 couples divorced last year) and now stand at the lowest level since 1981.

Unfortunately, this decrease in England and Wales was set against rising numbers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The ONS said this rise could be due to the reduced periods couples are required to be separated before divorcing in these countries.

Marriage guidance group Relate, has stated that a growing number of couples were fighting to save their marriages. People are marrying later in life and are more aware of what they want from marriage and are of a generation that has seen the effects of parents and friends getting a divorce. They know how it can affect children and so think more carefully about the relationships before turning to divorce.