The high divorce rate of recent in Britain is a major factor leading to ever increasing levels of debt, a new report claimed recently.
Debt Free Direct has claimed that the break down of marriages is a significant factor behind people’s financial problems, which suggests that many are forced to take out a debt consolidation loan following the completion of a divorce procedure.
The debt advisory agency has reported that those who are divorced are a third more likely to be declared bankrupt. Of those divorcees, women are running the highest risk.
Females are 14 per cent more likely to face financial ruin and are 26 per cent less likely to qualify for an individual voluntary arrangement, which can prevent bankruptcy.
Heavy debts that are incurred by an ex partner are a major cause of financial problems, even after a divorce, with Debt Free Direct finding that an ex’s excessive debts are an underlying factor in almost three in ten bankruptcies in the UK.
Typically, people in a relationship will take on debts in joint names with their partner, never believing that the relationship will end. But when it does the effect of divorce or...