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It’s been a busy few weeks in the ‘divorce-sphere’ – legal reform, Co-op’s entrance into the world of online law and the health problems attributed to ending a marriage having all graced the pages of our national newspapers in recent times. Here at Quickie Divorce, though, it’s a different piece of news entirely that has caught our attention. A study conducted by Resolution, a group of family law experts dedicated to utilising and promoting non-adversarial approaches to determine familial disputes, has revealed, amongst other things, that as many as 40 per cent of Britons believe that acrimony is an inevitable part of divorce.

Considering some of the reports that have emerged in the past week, this is in no way surprising. Enter the word ‘divorce’ into Google, click on news and you’ll soon realise that the only newsworthy divorce is one laced with hostility and venom. Over the last seven days we’ve heard about the married lawyers who squandered hundreds of thousands of pounds over a disputed settlement; the American professor who murdered his ex-wife in the most brutal of fashions; and the jilted husband who disseminated false rumours about his teacher wife in an attempt to get her sacked. Each of these articles reinforces a common opinion: that irrespective of how reasonable an individual may be, they will become a different person altogether during a divorce. One that is altogether less logical and intent on hurting their former partner.

Such representations are of course key to constructing a story that will attract the public interest. It should also be remembered, however, that such stories are chosen because they are sensational; out-of-the-ordinary and not representative of the majority of individuals that have, or are currently going through, divorce.

It would not be unjust to suggest that such stories influence opinions on divorce, but it would be foolish to suggest that news providers should simply cease reporting on such matters. Instead, it would make infinitely more sense to educate people to consider the experiences of those that they know instead of those they have read about. By doing this, a more realistic image of divorce can be formed.

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