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Families in America Hi folks With all this talk about the breakdown of family units in the black communities today, it occurs to me this is a major problem in all ethnic groups and communities in America today. True, it's worse in some groups and regions, but it's still an overall epidemic affecting all of us and not just a few subgroups. So, I'm curious how others on here feel about a subject I've long been opposed to: No-Fault Divorce. I'm of the opinion that No-Fault divorce is a bad method of dealing with social problems of a rising divorce rate. I don't know if divorce rates rose with the advent of NFD, but my guess is they did. But worse, I think it sends a bad message to a society when a casual termination of the marital contract is condoned and facilitated by government. I just think marriage should not be something casually disposed of, and that's why it should only be entered with caution. Culture and laws should not be quick to approve divorce. Marriage should be very hard to get out of. JMHO. Curious how others feel about this? GBU all, Gavin |
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I kind of think that you're starting at the wrong end. If you feel that a relationship needs to be formalized/legalized, it should be a lot harder to get into in the first place. Then possibly there would be fewer divorces.
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8/1/2013 8:16 pm |
I kind of think that you're starting at the wrong end. If you feel that a relationship needs to be formalized/legalized, it should be a lot harder to get into in the first place. Then possibly there would be fewer divorces. Spiritwoman ^i^
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8/1/2013 8:25 pm |
Marriage and divorce are legal issues, not moral ones. You can not legislate love, caring and responsibility. From a personal perspective had I not divorced my first husband my children would have grown up with a role model of marriage as two people who could not stand each other but put up with it becasue of them. They would have figured it out sooner rather than later and just think about how knowing that their parents lived together unhappily ever after would have made them feel. My daughters and I were so fortunate that the Universe had a plan for us and once I took the big step to divorce my first husband it was only a few months before husband 2 came along. He loved us all and raised them as his own. Best of all they had good role models regarding what marriage is suppose to be. At his funeral my oldest talked about all of the wonderful things he did for her and ended with "Thank you for loving my mom. That made it all possible. Spiritwoman ^i^
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8/2/2013 7:33 am |
Hi Gav: I think an automatic divorce based on a one-year separation is great. You can buy a $50. divorce kit at a stationery store and file your own divorce papers. The documents can be written by hand and don't even have to be typed. There are no legal fees to pay because there is no court hearing anymore, so you don't need a lawyer. Life is too short for people to stay in a marriage with someone they don't want to be married to anymore. I can't see any reason for people to even get married anymore.
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Thanks everyone for sharing your views here! I enjoyed reading them all! GBU all, Gavin
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