Results from a preliminary report entitled, “”The Costly Consequences of Divorce in Utah: The Impact on Couples, Community, and Government”” conducted at Utah State University by researcher David Schramm, divorce and its direct and indirect economic consequences costs the United States $33.3 billion per year, or $312 per household. Put another way, it is estimated that the “”average”” divorce costs state and federal governments $30,000 in direct and indirect costs. This equates to an estimated $125 million per 1 million population, a figure that has been used to estimate the economic impact of divorce for nearly every state in the nation. (Author abstract)