Any ideas for making Divorce be fair for Both men and women?

Answer 1

Don't get married unless you're mature enough to actually understand it and make the true commitment when you take the vows.

Divorce is fair for NO one.

Answer 2

Ensuring that prenups are actually binding and thus cannot be, at any time, discarded by a judge. Therefore, no division of property/assets shall be distributed.

Discarding any anti-male bias in the courtrooms; therefore, ensuring equality in child custody such as shared parenting.

Abolishing child-support and alimony.

Although not relevant, I would like to see 'no-fault' divorce aboblished too since it takes away the merits of marriage -- marriage, today, is essentially temporary legal cohabitation with added benefits - esp. for the party initiating the divorce.

Answer 3

I think that a lot of times the judge makes decisions on custody and child support based on what's in the best interests of the children. They should change that to what's most fair to the people getting divorced. So if a man behaved perfectly in his marriage, and the marriage is ending just because the woman cheated on him, then he shouldn't lose custody or have to pay his ex-wife child support. It's not fair to the ex-husband.

Answer 4

I like the Islamic system. The custom of a bridal price is agreed in the contract and if the divorce is inevitable the wife gets her money back! No honestly this was meant as a way to keep the divorced woman from poverty..Nowadays it is just as complicated. Custody battles are the worse. Lawyers too.
It is always messy unless it is an "uncontested divorce" but that always seems like an oxymoron...even though it is ideal for both parties to have a firm agreement before and no nasty feelings and loads of money for attorneys.

Answer 5

Well, I think that when there are children involved, each household post-divorce should have the same standard of living. So the guy shouldn't be making 75% of the poverty rate while his wife is living at 200% of the poverty rate, or vice-versa. This should last until the youngest child is 18. (or just a few years, since this is hypothetical anyways) A household of three people, of course, will require more money than a household of one to achieve the same standard of living. But this is the fairest thing I can think of - neither husband nor wife, (nor children) are unduly burdened by the divorce.

Answer 6

Every divorce is different. It's impossible to make any hard and fast rules that will be fair for everybody.

I'm generally a fan of each party leaving with his and her own assets brought to the marriage, but then you end up with cases where one partner has worked tirelessly for years at a dead-end job to put the other partner through medical or law school, only to have the doctor or lawyer partner dump the spouse years later to enjoy a seven-figure income that was bought and paid for by the blood, sweat and tears of the lower earning spouse.

Answer 7

Joint custody of Children , Also same consideration given to partner that worked for 20 years and spouse stayed home ,way after the children were grown, as the partner that worked for years to put their partner through law or Medical school, gets.
Enough money for primary wage earner to live off after divorce.

Answer 8

It depends on what you mean by fair.

In terms of financial assets, both my fiance and I have successful careers and we are doing a prenuptial agreement. Not because we plan on getting divorced-who does? We are doing one so that should the unforeseen happen, we will protect our income and potential income.

Answer 9

yes, pre-nump! Every marriage should require a pre-nump, even if both parties agree to split everything if a divorce occurs. At least they'll have it in writing so the court knows exactly who gets what.

Answer 10

I am a muslim and very rarley does divorce happen in my religon. It almost never happens if the man and women have kids.