October 2025 Global Roundup

Recent family related news included a look at current divorce statistics and a deep dive into contemporary divorce trends. Also in the family news was a tipoff to troublesome signs to be aware of when planning the nuptials.

Wedding Planner Shares Signs The Marriage Might Be In Trouble

CBSnews, October 1, 2025

A wedding planner shared four common things that she sees that almost guarantee the couple will divorce: Cake smashing; uninterested planning partner; wedding budget disagreements (going behind the back); and poor boundaries with family members.

8 Facts About Divorce In The United States

Jake Hays, Pew Research, October 16, 2025

Divorce is an important aspect of family life in the United States affecting living arrangements, financial well-being and parenting. This article highlighted eight facts about divorce in the United States, including the rate of remarriage and the high incidence of divorce early in a marriage, based on a Pew Research Center analysis of federal data.

Divorce Rates Have Fallen Dramatically Since 1980s Peak

Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, October 17, 2025

According to Jennifer Glass, a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin: "Divorce rates HAVE been declining since their peak in the late 70s and early 80s. This is mostly because marriage has become so much more selective of folks who are educated and financially stable… [The following] factors have long been known to decrease divorce risk—education, older age at marriage, greater financial resources, marriage before kids, and religiosity."

Getting Divorced? Chances Are You'll Marry Again, Pew Says

Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, October 18, 2025

While divorce declined and marriage rates stayed steady in recent years, according to federal data, divorce still shapes a large part of U.S. culture. About 1.8 million Americans got divorced in 2023, according to Pew — reshaping how families and households are formed, often in surprising ways. Two-thirds of divorced Americans marry again, according to the Pew analysis released Thursday, which focused on what it called in its report "eight facts" about divorce in the U.S. 

'Gray Divorce’ On The Rise, Data Shows. What’s Causing It?

Alix Martichoux, the Hill, October 19, 2025

Baby boomers and older adults are three times more likely to be divorced these days than they were in the 1990s, a study by Bowling Green State University found. "A sizeable fraction of Americans who've divorced have gone on to form new families," lead study author and Pew research associate Jake Hays told CBS News.