To be honest, it only makes sense it would decline, the advantages of getting married are fewer and fewer, and the recourse of divorce is still severe.
When marrying someone of similar income, there are tax penalties not perks.
Divorce no matter how amicable have to go through the courts, and has a significant cost.
Any many states, marriage means you legally take on the debt of who you are marrying, and that legal obligation is not dissolved in the divorce.
And with the legal partners being recognized, access to things are available without marriage.
When marrying someone of similar income, there are tax penalties not perks.
Divorce no matter how amicable have to go through the courts, and has a significant cost.
Any many states, marriage means you legally take on the debt of who you are marrying, and that legal obligation is not dissolved in the divorce.
And with the legal partners being recognized, access to things are available without marriage.