should divorce be made easier?

Question

er- not emotionally, but legally.

Answer 1

Uh, no, in my opinion, and you are free to disagree. It should be made more difficult.

It changes the lives of more than one person.

Fidelity should matter as well. If you want out, I'm all for letting an unhappy partner out.

However, for an unhappy partner to get to split the stuff and the kids when he/she refuses to really work on the marriage stinks.

So, let them leave if they want, but make it hard to take the kids, house and money away from the faithful husband or wife who doesn't beat, doesn't cheat and doesn't quit when the going gets tough or the grass looks greener elsewhere.

Answer 2

No not at all if anything it should be made harder except for in the case of physical abuse of a spouse or children or if the spouses life is in danger from the other spouse. People should think and be more careful and choosy when marrying dont you think? This would cut way down on the divorce rate in this country... It is awful funny that only here in the states is divorce this easy... In other countries it is not so. I also feel that before divoce except for the case of severe abuse of either the spouse of children that there should be counseling and marriage counseling sought and a prerequisite to even thinking about divorcing and this should be put into law or made mandatory... This also would cut way down on this statistic of divorce as well. I also suggest pre- marrital counseling before marrying as well.

Answer 3

divorce is already too easy. Once it was that divorce was considered bad, now too many people use it to get what they want from someone regardless to others.
No, it should not be made easier. Fact is, it should be like it was back in the day when it was considered real bad and not something everyone wanted when things didnt go right for them.
After all, this is a throw away society isnt it?

Answer 4

I just did my own divorce here in the UK, apart from some of the legal jargon I found it really easy to do, it's usually only the people and children and property that makes it complicated. When money and children are involved it can take a lot longer and be a lot harder.

Answer 5

No! That's one of the major reasons people don't stay married anymore. While I agree in some cases (abuse, infidelity, etc) it should be fairly easy, I think a divorce based on "irreconcilable differences" should be harder to get. You should have to try to work it out before they automatically dissolve your marriage. I know too many people who've just called it quits because it had been a few years and they were bored. Much too easy for them, if you ask me.

Answer 6

No Divorce should not be made easier.. instead we should make getting married to be more diffcult so that couples will learn to appreciate their marriage and will make effort to work things out, instead of having the doubts of divorce coming to their mind when things do not work out according to their way.

Answer 7

Actually no, it should be harder. People need to think before choosing to marry some of the people they choose. If divorce was harder, more people may try and work it out or make better decisions in who they marry in the first place.

Answer 8

YES it should be b/c if we are going to be made to believe we have to get married before we can even experience each other then it should be a lot easier to get out of something that is not working.

Answer 9

No. It should be more difficult to divorce than it is to marry. Too many people take their marriages lightly. They promise to love for better of for worse and then, as soon as the worse comes along, decide to leave the marriage and forget their vows.

Answer 10

I think it should be easier then getting married. With one paper and that's it. All we sign is a marrige certificate to legalize our marriage and to get divorced we have to fill out tons on worksheets.
It's bull crap.