Family Law

Economy's Effect on Divorce in South Carolina

By Ben Stevens

WYFF, our local NBC affiliate in Greenville, SC, ran a story yesterday which analyzed the effect of the economic recession on divorces in South Carolina.  I was interviewed for this story, which you can see HERE.

I noted that there has been a drop-off in the number of divorce filings over the last fifteen months, which was verified by the South Carolina Judicial Department.  In fact, the number decreased each and every month in 2008 except October.

I explained that "people are always going to get divorced" but that "until the economy rebounds I think it'll continue in that same trend."  The reporter, Mark Allen, did an excellent job with this story, and I enjoyed participating in it.

Full post as published by SC Family Law Blog on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).