Many in society believe that after a couple has been married for many years that they will almost certainly remain so for the rest of their lives. However, recent surveys and studies have revealed that the divorce rate for spouses 50 and over has skyrocketed in recent years. This finding has led many researchers to take a closer look at how and why this is happening, and as they do so they are discovering more surprises relating to this issue.

Every ten years, the United States Census takes place, and for months after the compilation of their information is complete, additional studies, analyses and statistical summaries that deal with specific subject matters are released.  The latest, known as "Marital Events of Americans" was released this week, and it looked at the divorce rates for men and women in every state in the country.  Somewhat surprisingly, California fell well below the national average for divorce rate for both men and women.