The widely used Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale, developed to measure the causation between stress and illness, ranks divorce as the second most stressful life event. The case is further complicated in a conservative country like India. Though we still have one of the lowest divorce rates in the world at 1%, the number of divorcees has doubled over the past two decades. Divorce is more prevalent among the affluent, and is an expensive affair, laden with complicated financial decisions that severely impact the post-divorce life of both individuals.
