Life in a bad economy…more troubling than divorce
Feb 16th, 2009 by Adrienne Keith
With the passage of the stimulus bill, there is hope that the American economy will start to show improvements rather than decline.
Some interesting news over the last few months has been that the bad economy doesn’t necessarily lead to divorce and that couples will stay together during difficult economic times. Gary Nickelson, president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, has said “When you have an economic downturn people are not so quick to change their situation.”
So, as couples who are having a difficult time in their marriage try to make decisions about the future, it seems that life in a bad economy is more troubling than divorce. This makes me wonder what will happen if the stimulus bill is successful: Will improvement in the economy lead to an increase in divorce filings? Will priorities shift, so that life in an improving economy is less troubling than divorce? Stay tuned.