[quote=FlyerInHi]Then why not just go back tot he old religious laws? Forbid divorce.
Women were protected in that only the first wife’s kids were legitimate and could inherit the dad’s estate.
Parents and matchmakers would make sure the marriage was suitable.[/quote]
At the very least, we should eliminate “no-fault” divorce laws. If both spouses want the divorce for some rather benign reason (“outgrew” each other, paths diverged, or something like that), then they should come up with some kind of agreement to present to a divorce court, and that divorce should be facilitated in a fairly quick and painless way.
By eliminating “no-fault” divorce, we would give the “victim” spouse (of adultery, abuse, or addiction) more power in the divorce. It would favor the spouse who was more willing to make the marriage work, in most cases, and that would probably result in a somewhat lower divorce rate.
I’ve posted some info before on other threads, but most people who work through rough patches instead of getting divorced end up happier than their divorced counterparts many years down the road. I think a lot of people get divorced for reasons that can be overcome. Society is better in almost every way when marriages remain intact and children are reared by both of their biological/adoptive parents.
