Game Over?
The recent rise in the popularity of video games has had a somewhat surprising impact upon marriages.
‘Divorce Online’ recently conducted a survey of 200 cases in which women had cited unreasonable behaviour as the reason for the breakdown of their marriage. Out of those cases, a staggering 15% stated that their husband spent an excessive amount of time playing video games.
One female Petitioner claimed that her husband was spending up to 8 hours a day playing on games such as ‘World of Warcraft’ and ‘Call of Duty’. It would seem that the increasing amount of time being spent on games consoles is now being included more frequently as an example of unreasonable behaviour in divorce.
However, it is likely that further evidence will be required by the Court to prove that one party finds it intolerable to live with the other. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, it may be an idea to get rid of that console gentleman, or the wife may get rid of you!
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