Divorce High in a State Where You Wouldn't Expect That

   I'm surprised to learn Utah divorce rates are higher than the national average. Is this a new development, with Utah once having done better? I do not know, but I read of how in 1870, Utah ranked first in the nation in divorce.
   I wonder if polygamy played into the 1870 ranking. But, what of the current statistics? I understand in some years, Utah has ranked in the top 10.
   One thought is that more people get married in Utah, as opposed to just living together. It would be fairer to study how many relationships end in a parting of the ways, as it seems those who just live together probably part ways more often. Those partnership failures never make it into the divorce statistics.
   And, the divorce rate of those sealed in LDS temples would be interesting, as it is those marriages that would seem to not have as high of a divorce rate.

http://www.salcidolaw.com/divorce-and-marriage-statistics-in-utah/