Editing Divorce (section)

===Europe===
Divorce has increased across Europe in the past decade – the rate varies between European countries. One study estimated that legal reforms accounted for about 20% increase of the divorce rates in Europe between 1960 and 2002. In 2019, Luxembourg had the highest divorce rate per 100 marriages followed by Portugal, Finland, and Spain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Europe: divorce rate by country |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/612207/divorce-rates-in-european-countries-per-100-marriages/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Statista |language=en |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405181704/https://www.statista.com/statistics/612207/divorce-rates-in-european-countries-per-100-marriages/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Countries in Europe with some of the lowest number of divorces per 100 marriages are Ireland and Malta.<ref name=":1" />

====Serbia====

On average, for every three new marriages in Serbia, one divorce occurs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://advokatiubeogradu.rs/divorce-in-serbia/ |title=Marriage and Divorce in Serbia |publisher=Vladisavljevic Law Office - Advokat Beograd |date=2020-12-06 |access-date=2021-05-13 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513200214/https://advokatiubeogradu.rs/divorce-in-serbia/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, 35,570 marriages were concluded in Serbia, 10,899 marriages were divorced, and the number of divorces  per 1,000 inhabitants was 1.6%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.gov.rs/sr-latn/oblasti/stanovnistvo/zakljuceni-i-razvedeni-brakovi/ |title=Concluded and Divorced Marriages in 2019 |publisher=Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |date=2020-07-10 |access-date=2021-05-13 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508192014/https://www.stat.gov.rs/sr-latn/oblasti/stanovnistvo/zakljuceni-i-razvedeni-brakovi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Sweden====
The divorce proceedings begin with an application for separation of marriage to the [[District courts of Sweden|district court]]. The application can be submitted by both parties jointly, if the spouses are in agreement, or individually by any of the parties, who do not have to agree to a divorce. Spouses who agree to a divorce, and do not have children under the age of 16, receive a judgment (decision) of divorce within a few weeks. If there are children under the age of 16 (including step children), the parties must wait 6 months before either, or both, parties may request completion of the divorce, in order to be formally separated in marriage. If the parties have lived apart for at least two  years before the application for separation of marriage, the district court may decide on a direct divorce.<ref>[https://lexly.se/fakta-och-rad/skilsmassa "Allt om skilsmässa." ''Lexly.''] Retrieved 2024-04-21.</ref>

Fifty percent of all marriages in Sweden end in a divorce. Marriages that ended in a divorce lasted an average of 11.7 years. The most common age for divorce is between 35 and 49. Couples without mutual children separate or divorce most frequently.<ref>[https://endbright.se/foretag/statistik-kring-skilsmassa-och-separation/ "Statistik kring skilsmässa och separation." ''Endbright.''] Retrieved 2024-04-21.</ref>

====United Kingdom====
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In 2015, the highest divorces rates in the UK were recorded all beside the sea{{explain|date=April 2024}}, with Blackpool in the top position. The UK divorce rate is estimated at 42% and in 2019, around 107,599 divorces were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divorces in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/bulletins/divorcesinenglandandwales/2019#main-points |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=ons.gov.uk |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407022502/https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/bulletins/divorcesinenglandandwales/2019#main-points |url-status=live }}</ref> The highest number of divorce applications are reportedly made on Divorce Day, which is always the first Monday of the new year.