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Which is stupid, and why we should do away with no-fault divorce. If a man has been married to a woman for a length of time, of course he should have to pay alimony, but if either party commits adultery or something comparable, they shouldn’t be rewarded for it.

I don’t think we should totally do away with no-fault-— I’ve seen couples divorce because they didn’t want to be around each other anymore (no kids in one case, grown in another). There should be that option for “ya know, lets just call it a day.”

However, there also needs to be the “They violated the contract” law in divorce that can go against either spouse-— infidelity, abuse, substance abuse, insanity etc.

nickcarraway
Which is stupid, and why we should do away with no-fault divorce. If a man has been married to a woman for a length of time, of course he should have to pay alimony, but if either party commits adultery or something comparable, they shouldn’t be rewarded for it.

BINGO!

najida
Like othes have pointed out, the happy one doesn’t want to leave the marriage usually——

So the one who’s being mistreated (either gender) should be punished?

There are instances where the spouse (Either gender) claims that the boredom of the marriage IS mistreatment -thus, the cheating happens. Caused, of course, by the other party because their, "Needs," weren't fulfilled in a timely manner.
Personally, I call this, "Selfishness." Hence, my tagline.

JewishRighter
FWIW. I am an attorney with a litigation practice that includes matrimonial law.

I have a quick question for you.
If a Mother is proven unable to support 2 kids due to her own negligence, and agrees to grant full custody to the Father who's more than willing and able to do it, what would the reason be for the Father to STILL have to pay child support if he is taking care of the kids full time?

timm22
Marriage is very much like a contract.

It's too bad that the part of, "And to forsake all others," can't be re-written into something simple like, "Don't cheat. Ever."