TRENDS
Divorce Trends 2020-2025
How divorce is changing in America - technology, attitudes, and demographics
Online Divorce Adoption
+156%
Since 2020
Gray Divorce Rate
+109%
Since 1990 (50+ age)
Mediation Usage
+45%
2020-2025
Millennial Divorce Rate
-18%
vs Previous Generation
Timeline of Change
- 2020: COVID-19 causes divorce filing backlog
- 2021: Divorce filings surge 34% post-lockdown
- 2022: Online divorce adoption accelerates
- 2023: Gray divorce reaches all-time high
- 2024: AI legal tools enter mainstream
- 2025: Mediation becomes preferred resolution method
Key Drivers of Change
- Technology Adoption: Online platforms reduce costs by 40-60%
- Changing Stigma: Divorce viewed more pragmatically by younger generations
- Later Marriages: Average age at first marriage now 28 (women) and 30 (men)
- Financial Independence: Dual-income households make separation more feasible
- Remote Work: Geographic flexibility enables more amicable co-parenting
2025 Predictions
AI Integration
50% of uncontested divorces will use AI-assisted document preparation by end of 2025
Virtual Courts
35% of divorce hearings will remain fully virtual post-pandemic
Collaborative Rise
Collaborative divorce and mediation will exceed litigation for the first time
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