- 11
- September
2013
Female military members more likely to divorce, study shows
Marriage can be difficult and, as is the case anytime a marriage is put under stress, a couple may decide that they no longer work. While military families in San Bernardino and elsewhere have always had a certain level of added stress, since the U.S. started deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, those stresses have been increased.
Recently, researchers from the RAND Corp. published the results of a study they had conducted on over 460,000 married military service members from 1999 to 2008. Among other key trends, the study reportedly showed that female military service members run a much higher risk for divorce than their male counterparts. According to reports, if within the first five years of marriage a woman in the military deploys, there is a 50-50 chance that she will divorce.
Overall, the study reportedly concluded that longer, more frequent military deployments have led to increased divorces for both female and male service members. According to the study, in couples that wed prior to 9/11, about one out of eight marriages result in a divorce. Service members who got married after the attacks of 9/11 experience a slightly higher rate, with one in seven of those marriages ending.
For both military couples and non-military couples, there is typically an overload of emotions at the end of a marriage and a number of details that need to be settled. An attorney can help you to handle all of the specifics that need to be handled so that your divorce can be finalized as quickly and smoothly as possible.
Source: USA Today, “Study: Long, frequent deployments hurt military marriages“, Gregg Zoroya, Sep. 3, 2013