Civil Marriages Triple
That Of Church Weddings
The majority of Costa
Ricans prefer a civil
wedding over a religious
one according to figures
of the Registro Civil,
where during 2007 a
total of 24.186
marriages were
registered, 18.123 of
which were civil to
5.754 religious.
It appears that the
altar is not seducing
many couples to getting
married, who, three to
one, are preferring more
a civil ceremony to tie
the knot than the
church.
As marriages are
registered, so are
divorces.
In 2007, 11.000 divorces
were registered, a
number that has been
constant during the last
five years. In
comparison, 40 years ago
only 7 divorces were
registered.
Experts say the civil
route is in keeping with
the Tico tradition of
doing things the easy
and more practical way.
Once married, couples
wanting a divorce must
way at least three years
and then it is rather
quick if both parties
consent to the
dissolution of the
marriage and are in
agreement on the
division of assets. |
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