That's 4.3 per one thousand of the population. The median age at divorce is 35.6 for Males and 33.2 for females . The median duration of a marriage is 7.2 years . There are an estimated 1,075,000 children involved in divorce or 16.8 children per one thousand under the age of eighteen who are involved in their parents' divorce. According to Dr. Peter Orli in Seven Myths of Divorce, women are generally more satisfied with their divorce settlements than men, and this satisfaction is stable over time.
Mediation is much less expensive than litigation.
From Keeping the Humanity in Divorce by Deborah Vaupen. In California published by Nolo Press. Californians are saving over a half a billion dollars every year in unnecessary legal fees.