One in Ten Divorcing Couples With Kids Consider Reconciliation

A new study conducted by a relationship therapist at the University of Minnesota has found that more couples with kids would consider reconciliation - even far into the divorce process.

For his research, William Doherty worked with a County District Court Judge to question 2,500 married couples with children who were in the final stages of divorce but who had not yet finalized their divorce. He found that 25 percent of the couples believed that their marriages could still be saved if both parities tried. One in three people surveyed said that they would be willing to try and work things out with their soon-to-be ex-spouse, while one in ten couples both expressed the willingness to work their relationship out.

This divorce reconciliation study perhaps raises more new questions than it answers: are some couples passing up a chance to reconcile? Would the children of these couples benefit from another try, or would it simply lead to a longer break-up? How hard should couples have to work to stay together?

The divorce survey is especially interesting considering the large number of married couples that have been forced to delay plans of divorce due to the struggling economy and considering the historically low national divorce rate.

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