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In America today, divorce is common. It can affect any person of any social class. Divorce is viewed by people in many different ways. Some people view divorce through studies that are not always necessarily accurate. Others see it from what they have experienced. When a marriage begins to fail, most couples simply prefer divorce. For these couples it is simply the simplest solution, rather than trying to force the relationship to work. Divorce is defined as a court ruling that ends a marriage. In order for the court to do this, you need a “legal reason” for the divorce. However; a divorce is not similar to an annulment, which occurs when a marriage is declared null and void. Some facts about divorce are that in America there are about two divorces every minute, for a total of about 876,000 divorces per year. Marriages that ended in divorce usually lasted about eight years. Thirty is the average age at which someone gets divorced. People tend to wait about three years after a divorce before remarrying, if they decided to remarry at all. When it comes to same-sex married couples, about 1% divorce each year, while for heterosexual couples it is 2% per year. It has been studied that if your parents are a happily married couple, the risk of you going through a divorce is reduced by up to fourteen percent. It was found that those who waited until they were in their mid-twenties were 24% less likely to divorce. Having a college education reduces your chances by 13%. If you live with your partner before getting married, it can surprisingly increase your chances of getting divorced by up to forty percent. “There are… halves of paper… and relationships. Houston, TX: Bayou Pub., 2009. Print.Doskow, Emily. Nolo's essential guide to divorce. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2008. Print.Sember, Brette McWhorter. The Complete Divorce Handbook: A Practical Guide. New York: Sterling, 2009. Print.Sherman, Charles Edward. How to Divorce Yourself in California: Everything You Need for an Uncontested Divorce from a Marriage or Domestic Partnership: A Guide for Petitioners and Respondents. 32nd ed. Santa Cruz, CA: Nolo Press Occidental, 2009. Print."The Impact of Divorce on Our Society." thealexanderhouseorg RSS. Np, nd Web. May 20, 2014. “The Six Demographic Characteristics of Divorce.” 247wallst.com. Np, nd Web. 07 May 2014. .