Jeremy Sutton: Family Lawyer on the divorce rate outpacing the marriage rate

About this episode

Jeremy Sutton discusses the rising divorce rate in New Zealand compared to the marriage rate.

The number of New Zealanders choosing to get divorced is outpacing those getting married.   Stats NZ data shows a 3% drop in marriages and civil unions last year compared to 2024.   In the same period, divorces were up 5%.   Family Lawyer Jeremy Sutton told Ryan Bridge marriages are more likely to end in divorce after 25 years.   He says if you're together for a longer period of time, you'll change and are more likely to get sick of each other.  LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Bridge

Guest: Jeremy Sutton

Topics covered

• divorce rate
• marriage rate
• family law
• New Zealand statistics
• relationship dynamics

Keywords

• divorce
• marriage
• New Zealand
• family lawyer
• relationship
• Stats NZ
• civil unions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stats NZ

Places: New Zealand

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