Posted on 11/26/2007 10:26:35 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
Sad and foolish, I know, but I’ve been through this twice. As things stand today, if a woman wants a divorce, there’s nothing whatsoever the husband can do, except to be unrelenting in keeping up his involvement in the lives of his children. I have a 17 year-old son whose 45 year-old mother moved her 22 year-old boyfriend into the house. It didn’t last long after I cut off the money I was giving her, but by not paying, I was violating the law. Once the boyfriend was gone, I paid up and in the meanwhile provided money directly to my son.
My 14 year-old daughter - from another marriage - recently came to live with me after years of chaos with her mother. I am still legally required to pay the mother almost $500 a month in child support even though the child is living with and being supported by me. I simply can’t do both. Whatever I’ve had to go through is my own fault for my foolish choices, but I have done all that I could over the years to minimize the impact on my children - although it’s never enough. They’re old enough now to see things as they really are and that’s a relief, but it took constant contact and I am glad I did it.
If the gays ever get involved in my marriage, I'll tell them the same thing I'll tell you. Butt out.
Works both ways.
Most have a new girlfriend half their age....
Advice to young men: Do not marry, do not have children
Went on for days. Over 500 replies.
This one has the same potential.
Come on over if you're up to it....
Sorry, I was actually agreeing with you.
Should have made that a bit clearer.
Doesn't mean they are still in the marriage. Men get unhappy and bored and want out of marriages too, they just usually have no real motivation to do the paperwork.
Point taken. Let me rephrase - “if one spouse wants a divorce, there’s nothing the other can do about it”. I have read stats that say 2/3 of all divorce actions are filed by the wives, but can’t vouch for their accuracy or what causal links might be involved.
Bunk?
What’s so “bunky” about calling for the end to no-fault divorces?
I remember that thread. It’s sad that thing have come to this, especially when we’re staring a long term cultural threat from Islamofascists in the face. The long term calculus for our civilization is very bad right now, and the worst is yet to come.
Butt out???
So you think femi-nazism and no fault divorce are just peachy keen.
Whatever.
My ex wifes excuse. “ I just don’t want to be married anymore.” Nothing I could do with that one.
I see a no fault divorce as a way for two people who either still care for one another on a platonic level, or really hate one another but are tired of fighting to part ways and be done with one another.
I can’t think of any other US court system where you get to take half of everything someone owns (not to mention their kids) based on the other pary often not having done anything wrong.
Great for the “family law” business, bad for families.
Nothing at all.
Trying to penalize people for exercising their legal rights because you're unable or unwilling to end no-fault divorces is bunk, however.
Would you really want to stay married to such a person, anyway?
The way you see NFD is just fine and dandy.
When there are no kids involved.
But... if there are children, then divorce should be as hard and as painful as possible.
Better the kids should grow up in one unhappy home than two unhappy homes.
But, I see a lot of bad marriages out there and making laws to force people to stay together aggrivates me...
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