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The 40th Anniversary of “No-Fault” Divorce

Posted on 05 September 2009

On September 5, 1969, Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Family Law Act, launching California as the first state in the nation with ‘no-fault’ divorce.

The law quickly took hold elsewhere, including Iowa, which followed California’s lead six months later.

By 1971, Colorado,…

No-Fault Divorce: America’s Divorce Mill

Posted on 18 May 2009

What is no-fault divorce?

When you ask most people, they will say it’s a mutual-consent process, or that it preserves privacy, or that it eliminates blame for the failure of the marriage.

Not many people will answer that it’s a lawsuit in which one…

In Search of a Safe Harbor

Posted on 06 February 2009

Marriage is supposed to be the safe harbor for raising children. But when no-fault divorce laws were introduced, the safe harbor was lost because marriage became disposable.

A marriage can now be ended by a unilateral act that disregards the other…

“Have License, Will Marry” – The Incredible Shifting Ground Under Marriage

Posted on 24 June 2008

This is an extraordinary moment in history,” Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco told a cheering, standing-room-only crowd at City Hall. “I think today, marriage as an institution has been strengthened.

These were the words that rang out from the news…

Why is the Church Abandoning Marriage?

Posted on 03 November 2003

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of two legal tragedies for families. While the Church loudly protests one of them — Roe v Wade, the other — the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act — is completely ignored.

A Legal Milestone Hidden in…

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