• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    Hold up. Rewind.

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

    Why was that ever a thing?

    • psivchaz@reddthat.com
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      3 days ago

      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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        3 days ago

        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.