Divorce

19 May 2022, United Kingdom, London: Shakira arrives at the annual Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards at Grosvenor House. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa.

Lifestyle

SEPARATION

Barcelona defender Pique splits from long-time partner Shakira

The Nomad Today 6/4/22

The pair had been together for 11 years and have two children, aged nine and seven

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Lifestyle

LIFESTYLE

Average duration of dissolved marriages in Spain 16.6 years

The Nomad Today 9/28/21

In 10.6% of the divorces one of the spouses had a foreign nationality and in 7.4% both were foreigners

Finland

MARITAL STATUS

Fewer marriages, more divorces in Finland during the pandemic

The Nomad Today 6/18/21

In relative terms, the divorce rate was much higher among same-sex couples.

FILED - 10 August 2008, China, Beijing: Bill Gates (L), founder of Microsoft and his wife Melinda attend a swimming race during the 2008 Summer Olympics at the National Aquatics Center. Gates said in a tweet on Monday that he and his wife will be splitting up after 27 years. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa

World

PHILANTHROPISTS

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce but continue work at foundation

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/21

The foundation says it had spent more than 54 billion dollars on projects by the end of 2019.

Finland

MARITAL STATUS CHANGES

Nearly four in ten first marriages end in divorce

The Nomad Today 11/14/20

A first marriage ending in widowhood is still slightly more probable than the marriage ending in divorce.

A couple making love. Photo: Roman Odintsov/Pexels.

Lifestyle

DURING PANDEMIC

More people researching 'I want a divorce' online

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

Divorce-related keyword searches are up 11% this year, with nearly twice as many people searching, "file for divorce online."

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Finland

Marriages decrease and divorces increase in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/8/20

The average age for women at the time of divorce was 41.1 years, while for men it was 43.4 years. Read also in this article which were the most popular days of the year 2019 to enter marriage…

Coronavirus

Divorce rate increases in Helsinki during state of emergency

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

The Helsinki District Court received 99 divorce petitions during the past two weeks.

Finland

7% of Finnish women married men of foreign background

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

International marriages declined especially between Finnish-born men and women with foreign background.

Finland

Finnish women enter their second marriage at age 44, men at 47

The Nomad Today 6/18/19

21% of all marriages contracted in 2018 were second marriages and slightly under 4% were third marriages. The average age for women at the time of divorce was 40.8 years and for men was 43.0 years.