The divorces of entrepreneurs in Germany and England

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, grade: 1,7, University of Hannover (Juristische Fakultät), course: Englische Rechtssprache (B2), language: English, abstract: What have many self-employed in common? Often the answers are: They have a lot of money. They have expensive homes, cars, and watches. They are constantly on vacation. That’s all true. But another similarity is that many self-employed have a divorce. However, they are not alone. About 81 million people live in Germany. Nearly 50 percent of those are married. If one now looks at the divorces, the rate was 43.06 percent in 2014. In England, the situation is more or less the same. Today, there are around 53 million people. The divorce rate was nearly 47 percent in 2009. For the avoidance of doubt, a divorce of an entrepreneur is not a special type of divorce. However, it can become a real threat to the continued existence of a company.