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2. No-fault divorce - Wikipedia

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   No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.

3. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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   It is commonly claimed that half of all marriages in the United States eventually end in divorce, an estimate possibly based on the fact that in any given year, the number of marriages is about twice the number of divorces. [91] Amato outlined in his study on divorce that in the late of 1990s, about 43% to 46% of marriages were predicted to end ...

4. Grounds for divorce (United States) - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Grounds for divorce are regulations specifying the circumstances under which a person will be granted a divorce. [1] Each state in the United States has its own set of grounds. [2] A person must state the reason they want a divorce at a divorce trial and be able to prove that this reason is well-founded. [3]

5. New York divorce law - Wikipedia

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   Divorce may commence by means of filing and service of a Summons with Notice on the defendant. [5] The defendant must then make an appearance and demand for the complaint by the plaintiff, or is at risk of having the plaintiff granted the divorce by default. [6] Forms for filing or responding to a divorce are available on the state courts ...

6. Covenant marriage - Wikipedia

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   Covenant marriage is a legally distinct kind of marriage in three states of the United States (Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana), in which the marrying spouses agree to obtain pre-marital counseling and accept more limited grounds for later seeking divorce (the least strict of which being that the couple lives apart from each other for two years).

7. Effects of divorce - Wikipedia

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   Divorce can affect both the people getting divorced and any children they may have in both the short and long term. After a divorce, the couple often experiences effects including decreased levels of happiness, [1] a change in economic status, and emotional problems. The effects on children can include academic, behavioral, and psychological ...