NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A GFK Roper poll 
 commissioned by www.divorce360.com found some interesting data on divorce. 
  
 
 
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    Financial Support is an issue: 
  
 
 
    One in four (24%) divorced Americans are supposed to receive child support 
 or alimony, but the majority are not receiving all that they are entitled to. 
 Of those that are supposed to receive child support or alimony, only 25% are 
 receiving all of it.  Three in ten, 29%, are not receiving any of it, while 
 17% are only receiving some of it.  Fourteen percent of those entitled to 
 financial support have given up trying to receive it and 6% are fighting to 
 get what they deserve. 
  
 
 
    Marisa Porto, Editor of www.divorce360.com, explains: "I assumed most 
 people paid their child support and alimony. The poll results were shocking, 
 really. Naturally I have heard of deadbeat parents. But the numbers of people 
 who aren't receiving any support or have given up any hope they'll get it, I 
 never realized the numbers were that high. We hope that our site helps raise 
 awareness of this issue. And for those struggling with it, we hope the site 
 offers content that can help and a community of support." 
  
  
 
 
    Self improvement and shopping: 
  
 
 
    Divorce can lead to change both in terms of self-improvement and new 
 purchases. At least one in three (36%) divorced Americans report losing weight 
 during or right after a divorce, while a similar number (33%) changed or got a 
 new job.  Many went shopping with 30% buying a car, 28% buying furniture, 25% 
 buying a house or apartment, and 22% going on vacation. Two in ten, (20%), 
 changed their appearance or went back to school. 
  
 
 
    Porto notes: "Divorce forces us to change, whether we want to or not, 
 according to our poll. With your whole world turned upside down, you can need 
 everything from a new bank account to a new place to live. And once you've 
 dealt with those daily needs, you may find yourself wanting to reconnect with 
 who you are. You may lose weight, decide to run a marathon or go on vacation. 
 Or maybe you'll consider something even more drastic like changing jobs and 
 moving across the country. The poll shows us that after the divorce, women in 
 particular, find the need to reinvent their world." 
  
  
 
 
    Gender plays a roll: 
  
 
 
    The poll found that women were significantly more likely than men to 
 change or get a job (41% vs. 25%), change their appearance (25% vs. 13%) and 
 go back to school (27% vs. 11%). 
  
  
 
 
    About divorce360.com: Provides help, advice and community for people 
 contemplating, going through or recovering from divorce and the issues around 
 it - custody, child support, alimony and litigation.  The site is a unique 
 blend of editorial and user-generated content.  Launched in November 2007 by 
 executives formerly with Bankrate, Procter & Gamble and Gannett, 
 divorce360.com is headquartered in North Palm Beach, FL. 
  
  
 
 
    About the GFK Roper Poll:  For entire poll results, please contact Paula 
 Sirois at paula@smallponds.com or cell: 561 324 8116.  Methodology:  The 
 results contained in the poll report are based on telephone interviews 
 conducted from September 7th to September 9th and then again September 14th to 
 September 16th, 2007.  The study was conducted in two waves.  In the first 
 wave, a total of 767 interviews were conducted among respondents 
 married/separated/widowed or divorced.  A second poll was carried out among 
 802 adults with the same marital status.  In total, 1569 interviews among 860 
 females and 709 males were done.  The margin of error for the combined study 
 is +/- 2.6 percentage points and is higher for subgroups. 
  
  
 
 
    About GFK Roper Public Affairs & Media: GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media 
 is a division of GfK Custom Research, North America.  Specializing in 
 customized public opinion polling, media & communications research, and 
 corporate reputation measurement -- in the US and globally. In addition to 
 delivering a broad range of customized research studies, GfK Roper Public 
 Affairs & Media draws from GfK's syndicated consumer tracking services, Roper 
 Reports(R) US and Roper Reports(R) Worldwide, which monitor consumer values, 
 beliefs, attitudes and behaviors in the US and 30 other countries. 
 Headquartered in New York, GfK Custom Research, North America is part of the 
 GfK Group.  With home offices in Nuremberg, Germany, the GfK Group is among 
 the top-five market research organizations in the world. Its activities cover 
 five business divisions: Custom Research, Retail and Technology, Consumer 
 Tracking, Media, and Healthcare. In addition to 13 subsidiaries in Germany, 
 the GfK Group has more than 130 subsidiaries and affiliates in over 70 
 countries. For more information, visit www.gfkamerica.com. 
  
  
     Spokesperson 
     Marisa Porto, Editor 
     www.divorce360.com 
     561-691-1603 (office) 
     760 U.S. HWY One. North Palm Beach, Florida 33408 
     www.divorce360.com 
  
     PR Contact 
     Paula Sirois, SVP Development 
     www.divorce360.com 
     paula@smallponds.com 
     561-324-8116 (cell) 
     561 - 691-1603 (office) 
     561 - 713- 3732 (alt cell) 
  
  
 
 
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