Over the years, studies have found that the divorce rate in the United States has been dropping dramatically. While people often like to trot out the old "half of all marriages end in divorce," the reality is that some states show divorce rates as low as 20 percent, or one out of five. Iowa and Hawaii are two prime examples.
The link between physical and financial abuse
When people say that abuse is one of the main reasons for divorce, they're correct, but they should specify exactly what type of abuse they mean. It can look very different in different situations. For instance, people could suffer from physical abuse, emotional abuse or financial abuse.
