There were 82,469 divorces in
Italy in 2015, a 57% rise with respect to 2014, Istat said
Monday.
The rise follows a law that came into force late in 2014
to simplify divorces and separation procedures and another that
came into effect in the middle of 2015 reducing the period of
separation needed to get divorced from three years to six
months.
The number of separations also rose in 2015, but only by
2.7% with respect to 2014, taking it up to 91,706.
On average, men are 48 when they separate and women are
45.
The propensity to separate is lower for couples who got
married with a religious ceremony.
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