divorce law: an overview

There are two types of divorce-- absolute and limited. An absolute divorce, (also called a "divorce a vinculo matrimonii" is a judicial termination of a marriage based on marital misconduct or other statutory cause arising after the marriage ceremony. As a result of an absolute divorce both parties' status becomes single again.

Several jurisdictions' statutes authorize limited divorces, or "divorce a mensa et thoro." The consequences of limited divorces vary from state to state. Typically, a limited divorce is commonly referred to as a separation decree; the right to cohabitation is terminated but the marriage is undissolved and the status of the parties is not altered.

Many states have enacted what is called no-fault divorce statutes. This is a response to outdated common law divorce which required proof in a court of law by the divorcing party that the divorcee had done one of several enumerated things as sufficient grounds for the divorce. This entailed proving that the spouse had committed adultery, or some other unsavory act. No-fault divorce eliminates this

potentially embarrassing and undesirable requirement by providing for the dissolution of a marriage on a finding that the relationship is no longer viable. It is hard to tell whether no-fault divorce statutes are the cause or an effect of the rising national divorce rate in America. Look to various state laws (http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Divorce.htm) for divorce law information.

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Divorce Attorney

Another name for dissolution of marriage is divorce, where the bonds of marriage, and marital property interests, are broken. Provisions are also made for the custody, support and visitation of children. The role of the divorce lawyer is to represent only one of the spouses through the process. State divorce laws generally will confine the parties to the relevant issues but there is great room for the divorce lawyer to be aggressive, creative and innovative in the representation. One lawyer cannot act as attorney for both spouses as that would be a clear conflict of interest

When I was doing research for a cheating spouse feature it seemed most of the advice, suggestions and even "spy" techniques I found were aimed at gathering evidence that could be used to justify divorce. During my searches, I found very little encouragement to try to "fix" a marriage in which adultery had occurred. Many marriages that end in divorce due to adultery could have been fixed if a different approach had been taken by the people involved.

Disposable Relationships

We are becoming more conditioned to disposing of relationships that displease or bore us instead of repairing them.
There are going to be times in any normal marriage when our spouse will displease us. There are going to be times they will bore us.
Marriage routine and the tedium of day-to-day activities will dull the "passion" that we assumed would always burn between us.
Maturity and Marriage It takes maturity to understand that even a good marriage will have bad days
Some bad times can stretch for weeks, months, or even years.
Maturity isn't measured in age as much as it is measured in how a couple responds to the bad times, the humdrum times, the boring times.
Marriage to an abuser, an alcoholic, or an addict would be termed "dysfunctional." Some dysfunctional marriages will last for the long term, many should not.
It is easy to say "I want a divorce" or "I don't love you anymore" in this era of quickie marriages and divorces. It's more difficult to say "We have a problem that's putting our marriage in jeopardy -- let's work together to stay together."

I don't like divorce.

Divorce makes nice people into monsters.
Divorce puts families into the welfare line.
Divorce forces children to grow up faster than they should have to.
Divorce shows children that marriage is disposable.
If I could, I would make it extremely difficult to get married. Or at least as difficult to get married as it is to get divorced. I would absolutely require that couples learn good communication skills before they were issued a marriage license.