AnnE-girl Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Does anyone know how I could search to find out if research has been done about family practice attorneys and their own divorce rates? DH and I have been talking about how, among the divorce attorneys he knows, they seem to have either really long marriages or multiple divorces. Now I'm really curious to see if anyone has actually studied this. I know it can be very emotionally draining work. Any ideas of where I should search for research? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Maybe start out by looking for "occupations with the highest divorce rates". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnE-girl Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 That makes sense. Whatever search terms I was using kept giving me divorce advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Try searching in Google Scholar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Agree with Rosie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 According to a study done in 2010, lawyers have a lower-than-average risk of divorce. It's 11% vs. a U.S. average of 16%. The citation is: McCoy, S. P., & Aamodt, M. G. (2010). A Comparison of Law Enforcement Divorce Rates with Those of Other Occupations. Journal Of Police & Criminal Psychology, 25(1), 1-16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 It makes sense since divorce rates in the U.S. are negatively correlated with both education and income. If someone is a multiply-divorced lawyer specializing in divorce law, I would assume that the specialization came as a result of having been divorced (just like most special ed attorneys I know are parents of SN kids who switched into the field as a result of personal experience fighting for their child). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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