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Divorces Dip in the Recession

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Money may cause the biggest problems in relationships, but the recession has caused more couples to stay together, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The majority of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers saw a big dip in divorce fillings compared to this time last year. With the average divorce costing, $2,500 to $10,000, it just may be cheaper to keep her - or him.
"We've been getting as many consultations, but people have become much slower to file. People are being much more cost-conscious about everything, including divorce." said Atlanta divorce attorney Randy Kessler to the paper. His celebrity clients include Tameka Foster Raymond and recently remarried Bishop Thomas Weeks III. -CJ

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It's sad enough that a marriage has failed. It's very sad when you have to put your freedom on "lay-a-way" which is what a friend of mine is having to do! Getting free of the "spend her money like it's air" husband already took longer than it should have and now she has to wait until income tax time to get a large enough lump some to do so!

 

I know many couples that ascribe to the old adage... "cheaper to keep her" but now by co-habitating in separate bedrooms in the same household even after divorce has become the norm. Some people figure that if you're going to have a roommate, you might as well have someone you know. If you are open to this arrangement, in these relationships, they are very honest with each other and don't bring their respective relationships into the household. If it works, don't break it... I guess.

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