Having a life-threatening illness is devastating for both the victim and their loved ones. Many San Francisco divorce attorneys see the resulting strain on marital relationships that often pushes couples to the breaking point and results in an emotional divorce proceeding. In fact, 75% of first-time marriages result in divorce if one of the partners becomes sick with a chronic or terminal illness.
“That can be a terrific strain on any relationship,” says Tara Beaumont, a clinical nurse specialist for the charity Breast Cancer Care. “The person who is well may find themselves asking why their life has changed so drastically and yearning for what they had before.”
A new study has revealed that men are seven times as likely to call it quits after their wife becomes sick. The reasons for this gender-related discrepancy are as of yet unknown, but an interesting article in The Times Online examines this phenomenon.
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