Win a Divorce: Cheating website offers money towards legal fees in its online competition

Enduring a divorce is never easy and in this day and age the costs of a break-up can be eye-watering.
But one website has gone where no dating site has gone before and is running a 'Win a Divorce' competition to take the edge off the dreaded marital break-up.

The survey found that there is a rise in divorce rates for the first time in eight years

Maritalaffair.co.uk, the UK dating site for people seeking extra-marital affairs, is giving away a divorce, with the prize covering legal fees up to ￡1,800.
The competition is being launched after a study by Aviva found the average divorce costs a whopping ￡28,000, with ￡1,800 of that spent on legal fees.
In just a week, the competition has received 60 entries and it set to hit 300 by the closing date.
There is no catch, you simply enter your email address and will be picked at random.
The competition was launched following the most recent figures from the Office of National Statistics, released in November 2010, showed divorce rates increased by 4.9% compared to 12 months previously – the first rise in divorce rates in eight years. 
Additionally, ONS figures also reveal the rate of divorce is now 200 times higher than 100 years ago,despite the rate of marriage being comparatively lower.

Paul Graham, Managing Director of Maritalaffair.co.uk, said: 'People have an increasing desire to make the most of their lives, and if that means moving on to a new relationship then so be it.

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'To make things more difficult, many people feel compelled to cheat because they can't afford the legal fees associated with filing for divorce.
'We’re giving someone who isn’t happy in their marriage a "get-out clause" from the costly process of ending it.'
The competition has sparked fierce debate nationwide, with a radio show on BBC Newcastle dedicating a debate to the issue,
Sharon Kell, founder of Coco Moon, a dating site in Newcastle, told the show: 'It has to be morally wrong on every level to encourage you to have an extra-marital affair, and then by the way if you get caught we'll pay for your divorce – that has to be wrong on every level surely.'