23 days ago · England
Couples ‘putting off divorce due to cost of living crisis’ in England and Wales
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 15:46 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Couples ‘putting off divorce due to cost of living crisis’ in England and Wales”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Financial pressures suspected to be behind figures showing failed marriages are lasting longer in England and Wales Couples are putting off divorce because of the cost of living crisis, lawyers have said, after figures showed the average length of a marriage ending in divorce in England and Wales reached a…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Couples ‘putting off divorce due to cost of living crisis’ in England and Wales
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Unhappy couples staying put due to cost of living crisis, say divorce lawyers
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian