
ILLUSTRATION – This illustration shows a woman tearing up a wedding picture and a wedding ring on a table symbolizing divorce, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, 06 October 2011. 11 out of 1000 marriages were divorced in 2010. This is the highest percentage since reunification. Most of the time it is women who file for divorce. About half of the divorced couples had children who were under age. Photo: Patrick Pleul -ALLIANCE-INFOPHOTO