Actually - I agree with you. (post 47) Rather than attempt the impossible (ban divorce), we should enact things that make it harder to divorce.
And - as I’ve said - TAX the bejesus out of those who divorce. Better yet - Increase the tax benefits and tax credits to those who STAY married.
I probably wouldn’t tax the heck out of people who divorce, just because a lot of families that divorce aren’t that rich to begin with and it hurts the kids. Splitting up assets and paying divorce lawyers takes a lot of money up from both sides and it hurts kids.
That said, I’d certainly be in favor of a judge being able to potentially put a fine down on a case-by-case basis, based on a percentage fault analysis. But that would pretty much happen anyway through the proceeding.
And you are right, it’s a good thing for the state to encourage couples to stay together with incentives tax-wise. The state has always recognized that families, a structure that pre-dates government, is a positive fundamental building block of society. Hell, if government goes, family structure will still be there. As will the church.