Divorce rate highest in July

/ Yonhap

Koreans get married the most in October while getting divorced mostly in July.

Statistics Korea figures show that the average number of monthly divorces between 2011 and 2013 was highest in July (10,400 cases) followed by October (10,200 cases) while April had the lowest number (8,900 cases).

Statistics from last year show a similar result, with the most divorces in July (10,400). This is almost 10 percent more than the average monthly figures from January to October (9,500) exempting July.

“It takes around two months to be officially divorced after filing for divorce to the court, which means most decisions are made around May,” said Kim Phil-sung of Law Firm YangJae (LFY).

“Those in their 40s to 50s usually file for divorce after they have paid their child’s college tuition fees and sorted out financial problems,” he said.

“Stress from the New Year holiday season usually starts the conflict, and leads to filing in spring, which results in a high number of divorces in July.”