The number of divorces has increased. Why?

In 2022, more than three thousand divorce cases were registered in the Khatlon region.

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According to Pressa.tj, citing the Civil Registry Office of the Justice Department for the Khatlon region, 3,054 marriages were dissolved in the Khatlon region over ten months in 2022, which is 393 cases more than in the same period last year. Since the beginning of 2022, 21,163 marriages have been registered in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan.

This means that in just one region of the country, the number of divorces accounts for 14.5% of the number of marriages. Experts believe that these figures are concerning.

“Of the total number of divorces, 2,528 marriages were dissolved by court decision. The remaining cases were with the consent of the spouses or at the request of one of the spouses,” the report states.

It is reported that as a result of these 3,054 divorce cases, 3,490 children, who have not yet reached adulthood, began living in incomplete families. Of the total number of children whose parents divorced, 3,404 continue to be raised by their mother and 86 by their father.

At the same time, the press service of the Sino district court in Dushanbe reports that during one week – from December 5 to 9, only 16 marriages were dissolved in this district of the capital. These figures only account for cases where the marriage was dissolved by the court. The number of cases where the parties did not go to court may be even higher.

Experts believe that the increase in the number of divorces in Tajikistan is mainly related to economic problems, parenting styles in families, and strict control within the family, particularly the interference of in-laws in all aspects of life.

Tajik psychologist Ma’murali Akhmadali, in a conversation with Azda TV, mentioned several factors from a psychological perspective.

“The first factor is the choice of spouse. In Tajikistan, young people usually marry very early. There is a formula in choosing a spouse that will make a person happy. This condition is that the choice must be rational. For the choice to be rational, the person making the choice must reach a level of reasoning that allows for a rational and sensible decision, rather than one made solely based on feelings and emotions.”

Another factor in this social problem may be the lack of love and attachment between spouses, the Tajik psychologist stated. He also believes that forced marriages, which are mainly arranged by parents, are one of the main factors contributing to the increase in the number of divorces in society.

“Another reason for family breakdowns may be economic factors. If a woman wants to have a beautiful home and her economic needs met, she demands her husband to fulfill them, but the husband, who is a labor migrant, may not be able to meet all of his wife’s needs, sometimes even her basic needs. This can lead to conflicts between them, which may result in the marriage breaking down,” the psychologist noted.