• There were 13 divorces an
hour in England and Wales in 2012 • Women were granted 65 % of all divorces • 9,703 men and 6,026 women aged over 60 got divorced • One in seven divorces were granted as a result of adultery • 719 (less than 1 %) divorces were granted because of
desertion • The average age at divorce was 45 for men and 42 for women • 9 % of couples divorcing had both been divorced before • 48 % of couples divorcing had at least one child aged under 16 living with the family • It is expected that 42 % of marriages will end in divorce