This statistic shows the reasons which respondents cited for initiating their divorce proceedings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014/2015, by application method. For both online and face-to-face applications, a majority of respondents filed for divorce due to the behavior of the partner, with 53 and 60 percent respectively.
What were the legal reasons for seeking a divorce?
(by divorce application method)
Characteristic
Face to face
Online
Because of respondents' behavior
60%
53%
Because one of you had an affair/committed adultery
29%
17%
You've been separated or lived apart for more than 2 years
18%
25%
You've been separated or lived apart for more than 5 years
5%
17%
Desertion (i.e. your husband or wife has left you)
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BDRC Continental. (March 17, 2015). What were the legal reasons for seeking a divorce? (by divorce application method) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/475765/legal-reasons-for-divorce-united-kingdom-uk/
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