Show Marriages Last Longer Locally How high is the divorce rate in Davis County compared with the rate in other communities ties How many local residents residents residents resi resi- dents have been divorced How many have remarried FOR THE TIlE great majority of men and women in the local area marriage is a once l once lifetime undertaking For others who start out with equally high hopes their marriages marriages marriages mar mar- end up on the rocks Data recently obtained from the Department of Commerce from the Population Reference Bureau and others indicate the current trends in divorce IN DAVIS County it appears there are fewer divorced people people peo pea pie in proportion to population than are found in most parts of the United States IJ According to the latest estimates estimates esti esti- mates some 20 out of every 1000 local residents over the age of 14 are either divorced or separated from their spouses That is exclusive of the number number number num- num ber who were divorced previously pre- pre but have remarried THE TILE RATE compares favorably favorably favorably fa fa- fa- fa with the rate ate in other areas of the United States where it averages average 47 p per e r 1000 In the State of Utah it is 34 per 1000 Special interest centers on the divorce situation at this time tune because of the actions taken in many states in the thelast thelast thelast last few years extending the grounds for divorce In California for example if a couple appears before a judge and states that ir irreconcilable irreconcilable ir reconcilable differences exist exist exist ex ex- ex- ex between them he can grant a divorce forthwith IN NEW YORK State where adultery was the basic ground for divorce for many years five new grounds have been added including separation for two years or more If a couple can show that they have been living apart for that length of time under an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment they can get a divorce for that reason alone Based upon the latest sampling sampling sampling sam sam- pling survey of the country the number of divorced and separated persons in Davis County is now estimated at approximately This Ibis compares compares compares com com- pares with the 1960 total of IN GENERAL it has been found that for every person in in the nation who is currently divorced there are about 2 persons who have remarried after having been divorced |