Recession causes a rush of divorces

Economic stress is adding to the usual end of year rash of couple breakups.
Says a California lawyer about the strain financial struggles can add to already rocky relationships.: "It's like throwing gas on a fire."

Driving the demand in the UK, notes the Independent, are the wives of wealthy husbands who are no longer prepared to watch their claim on a fortune eaten away by the recession.

One US "marriage expert" says it's said a 10 percent drop in property prices leads to a 5 percent increase in the divorce rate. "But the economy is so bad now that it’s making it that much more difficult for people to afford a divorce. The division of property and assets is just a nightmare."