The divorce rate in New Hampshire is high compared to other states: 5.0% per 1,000 among the total population.
New Hampshire is considered a liberal state. But you will find both no-fault and fault grounds for divorce in its family court system. If the grounds are fault-based, pertinent evidence must be shown. Roughly 98% of New Hampshire divorces are based on no-fault grounds.
One of the court-approved reasons cited for divorce is this one: “VIII. When either party has joined any religious sect or society which professes to believe the relation of husband and wife unlawful, and has refused to cohabit with the other for 6 months together”.
New Hampshire stands out in the Northeast as among those states with the highest divorce rates.
New Hampshire has one of the highest concentrations of Catholics among its populace in the northeast.
Some people think this Catholicism explains New Hampshire's lower divorce rate compared to the southern Bible Belt.
