· 59 percent of marriages for women under the age of 18 end in divorce within 15 years.

The divorce rate drops to 36 percent for those married at age 20 or older.

· 60 percent of marriages for couples between the ages of 20 and 25 end in

divorce

· 50 percent of all marriages in which the brides are 25 or older result in a failed

marriage

I- Divorce causes:

II -Divorce effects:

III -Divorce in the Arab world : especially in Tunisia

1- •Infidelity:

2- •Lack of Affection:

3- •Poor Communication:

4- •Financial Problems:

The child's world is a dependent one, closely connected to parents who are favored companions,

heavily reliant on parental care, with family the major locus of one's social life. The adolescent

world is a more independent one, more separated and distant from parents, more self-sufficient,

where friends have become favored companions, and where the major locus of one's social

life now extends outside of family into a larger world of life experience.

Children of divorce have a higher risk of divorce when they marry, and an even higher risk if the person they marry comes from a divorced home. One study found that when the wife alone had experienced a parental divorce, her odds of divorce increased to 59 percent. When both spouses experienced parental divorce, the odds of divorce nearly tripled to 189 percent. " Journal of Marriage and the Family

Financial issues

Emotional effects

Sexual problem before both

Lack of confidence

Some researchers said Egypt has the highest rate with divorce taking place every six minutes, followed by Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Morocco.the Divorce Rate in the UAE has touched 46 %.Official statistics from various Islamic countries showed that the divorce rate is increasing annually and that it was higher in the Arab countries, ranging between 30 to 35 %.

A- 27% of the divorcees are aged less than 36years.

B- 58%of the cases happening during the first 10years.

C- the ministry said 2\3 of the divorced families have more than one childe while the rest have more than 3children.

D- 82% off divorce cases in Tunisia occur during the first year of marriage.

Women are blamed harshly rather than

man

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