According to interpretations of the previous law, property was divided down the middle in divorce cases.

根据老婚姻法的解释，在离婚案件中财产一分为二。

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The research, reported in the Journal of Family Issues, contradicts previous studies, which have blamed rising divorce rates on the increasing number of working wives.

《家庭事务》期刊报导的这项研究与先前的研究相反，过去的学说多指责离婚率升高与职业妇女增加有关。

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The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest protagonist - the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.

两人的离婚创下了纪录，最起码成为了年龄最大的离婚者。之前年龄最大的离婚者是英国一对98岁的夫妇伯蒂和杰西·伍德。

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Again, ONS figures would seem to support her belief: one in five men and women divorcing in 2007 had a previous marriage ending in divorce.

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Costello's previous two marriages ended in divorce, and in November last year it was announced he had split from former Pogues singer Cait O'Riordan after 16 years of marriage.

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