It’s not news that our economy has struggled for some years, but the general consensus is that we are experiencing an economic recovery. That’s good. What’s not good is the fact that divorce interest is rising with the economy.

In her article for NBC News, “‘Til Death (Or Economic Recovery) Do Us Part,” Martha C. White explains, “As the real estate and employment markets improve, Americans are no longer stuck in houses they’ve outgrown or jobs they can’t stand — and that’s not the only baggage they’re unloading.”

That baggage is an unhappy marriage. It’s expensive to file for a divorce and when there is a recession, people are forced to bide their time. Read more here.