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A divorce must be certified by a court of law,
as a legal action is needed to dissolve the prior legal act of
marriage. The terms of the divorce are also determined
by the court, though they may take into account prenuptial agreements,
or simply ratify terms that the spouses have agreed on privately.
Often, however, the spouses disagree about the terms of the divorce,
which can lead to stressful (and expensive) litigation. A less
adversarial approach to divorce settlements has
also emerged in recent years, known as family mediation, an attempt
to negotiate mutually acceptable resolution to conflicts.
STATISTICS:
The divorce rate is low among Muslims compared to other groups;
some think that the rate is slowly rising. For example: in 2004
in Singapore (which has an 18% Muslim minority) many feared that
the divorce rate among Muslims had risen too high: 9 out of every
1000 marriages, a ratio three times higher than Malaysia and five
times higher than Indonesia[1].
Harpersville, Alabama
Harpersville is a town in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,620.
Geography
Harpersville is located at 33°19′33″N, 86°25′34″W (33.325848, -86.426121)GR1.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.1 km² (15.9 mi²). 41.1 km² (15.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.06% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,620 people, 610 households, and 458 families residing in the town. The population density
was 39.4/km² (102.0/mi²). There were 685 housing units at an average
density of 16.7/km² (43.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was
69.57% White, 28.70% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 610 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples
living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made
up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of
age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average
family size was 3.10.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age
of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64,
and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37
years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,655, and the
median income for a family was $34,632. Males had a median income of
$28,839 versus $22,069 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,783. About 17.4% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 24.1% of those age 65 or over.
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