Kentucky's divorce rate is 5.5% per 1,000 residents.
Kentucky family courts have lenient, no-fault divorce laws for divorce-seeking couples.
After Mississippi and Arkansas, Kentucky has the highest divorce rate in the country, based on Census Bureau figures and the National Center for Health Statistics.
After Mississippi and Arkansas, Kentucky has the highest divorce rate in the country, based on Census Bureau figures and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Family courts reserve discretionary power to judge a marriage irretrievably broken or not, regardless of whether the parties to the divorce in question have decided for themselves that it is. The court may find that the marriage can be saved, and may order further reconciliation attempts via counseling. – Kentucky Statutes - Title 35 - Chapters: 403.140.
