Suddenly more money to go apart: 5 percent more divorces

The increase is clearly seen in the figures from Statistics Netherlands. In 2013 it was 33 636 divorces, a year later it is 35 409. That is an increase of 5 percent. The divorce rate is now back to the level of 2008. After that year, when the crisis began, continued to fall.

Now really apart
Jan Latten, chief demographer of the Central Bureau of Statistics, explains why: "Everything indicates that this is due to the rebound in the housing market A divorce was priceless if you had an owner-occupied If you can not sell your house.. or only with guilt, you stay a while together. "

It comes to procrastination, says Slats: "You often see that is gone one of two partners from home The man instance went to the campsite and the woman stayed at home people were so well off each other, but they were not divorcing.. . Now they can sell their home, they can also officially split up. "

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