Ms Miller said: ‘We are starting to see more divorces from people that age and above because it is becoming more accepted in society on the whole…When you split assets that people have worked very hard for and for a very long time it can be quite distressing and the lifestyle that a couple is used to can be seriously affected.’ 

Divorce fees

Nick Greer of Adelaide Lawyers said his firm is also seeing a significant rise in divorces, adding that the numbers might be higher if the divorce fees were lower: ‘The lodging fee for divorces is now $800 — which is a significant deterrent to people actually applying for divorces now..Unless someone is wanting to get remarried, we are finding many do not lodge a divorce application until they deem it necessary.’ Source: Courier Mail