Divorce rate remains stable

The number of divorces in the Netherlands remained more or less stable in 2006 with 31,700 marriage breakdowns, according to figures published by the central statistics office CBS on Monday.


Another 3,900 couples chose a ‘quickie divorce’, where the marriage is turned into a registered partnership and then the partnership is dissolved. The Dutch divorce rate has remained fairly constant since 2003.

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