• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    1 天前

    Hold up. Rewind.

    They used to assign fault during a divorce? What the hell?

    Why was that ever a thing?

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      No fault divorce isn’t about assigning blame. They actually still do that in certain situations, such as adultery or abuse. No fault divorce means that the state will allow a divorce even if no one is to “blame.” Prior to that, you essentially needed a legal reason to get a divorce other than “I just want to be married to this person anymore.”

      • roscoe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Even if both people wanted a divorce they would have to do something like fake an affair. The husband could hire a hooker and the wife would hire a P.I. to “discover” the indiscretion.