Can people afford to get a divorce?

During these desperate times we are seeing a lot of people staying in bad marriages due to lack of funds to move out of their homes and start their new lives. In the past, people have used the equity in their homes as a spring board to a new life. Now that the housing market is tanked, we are seeing a decrease in divorce cases, a rise in domestic violence and separations without divorce. If find it kind of weird how money can not only affect entering into marriage, but the exit as well. Money traditionally has been the number one reason for divorce, but now it appears to be the reason to stay together. I wonder if this recession will cause a dip in the divorce rate in California? We have also noticed many people are getting divorced while still living in the same homes. This is probably why domestic violence is on the rise. Anyway, that is what I am thinking about this morning. Any comments or similar thoughts will be appreciated.