1. Divorce
Amanda Hsiung
Orcutt Academy High School
Frosh Core

2. How Many of You?
• At least 14/15 people in this room have known
victims or experienced being victims of
divorce.

3. What Do We Know?
• Divorce is very commonly heard of in this
country.
• People believe that 50% of marriages end in
divorce.

4. The Truth
• It is said that 50% of marriages end in
divorce, however, these statements only exist
because of assumptions, rumors, and lies.

5. How Kids Are Affected by Divorce
• Many kids blame themselves
• Some consider suicide
• Often disconnect from the world

6. How Do Kids feel when Their Parents
Get Divorced?
37.5
0
56.25
25
Emotions
Sad
Relieved
Depressed
Deals with it

7. Which of the Following Do you Find
Hurtful?
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Separate HouseholdsRemarriage (Having a StepparentHaving s Half SiblingDisconnection to Parent (Parent abondones child)
Hurtful
Not that Bad
Perfectly Fine

8. How Often Do You Think Divorce
Occurs?
56.25
12.5
0
31.25 Often
Once in a while
Rarely
Very often

9. Statistics
• Divorce rates aren’t as high as you think they
are
• 2.4 marriages, 1.2 divorces

10. Information
• 41% of first marriages end in divorce.
• 60% of second marriages end in divorce.
• 73% of third marriages end in divorce.

11. What are the Main Reasons for
Divorce?
• #1 Cause is Financial Problems
• Lack of Commitment
• Irreconcilable Differences

12. Reasons for Divorce
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5

13. Age Ranges
Age Women Men
Under 20 years old 27.6 percent 11.7 percent
20 to 24 years old 36.6 percent 38.8 percent
25 to 29 years old 16.4 percent 22.3 percent
30 to 34 years old 8.5 percent 11.6 percent
35 to 39 years old 5.1 percent 6.5 percent

14. What Do You Think?
• 14/15 of you have been hurt or affected by
divorce.
• 6 year old boy

17. Works Cited
• Benson, Harry. Marriage Foundation. February 2013. Website.
• TruthorFiction. 2014. 1998.

18. Brought to you
By…
Amanda HSiung