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2. Grounds for divorce (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Divorce laws have changed a great deal over the last few centuries. [10] Many of the grounds for divorce available in the United States today are rooted in the policies instated by early British rule. [11] Following the American Colonies' independence, each settlement generally determined its own acceptable grounds for divorce. [12]

3. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Lenore Weitzman's 1985 book The Divorce Revolution, using data from California in 1977-78, reported that one year after divorce, the standard of living for women declined 73%, compared with an increase of 42% for men. Richard Peterson calls Weitzman's methodology into question, using the same data to calculate a 27% decrease for women and a 10% ...

4. 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.

5. Inside the Movement to Make Divorce Almost Impossible for ...

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   According to the law, married people in North Carolina who want a no-fault divorce–meaning neither partner is to blame for the breakup–have to live in separate households for one year and a ...

6. Tender years doctrine - Wikipedia

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   Caroline Norton, the person who initiated the tender years doctrine. The tender years doctrine is a legal principle in family law since the late 19th century. In common law, it presumes that during a child's "tender" years (generally regarded as the age of four and under), the mother should have custody of the child.

7. Cohabitation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2003, a study was made of premarital cohabitation of women who are in a monogamous relationship. [11] The study showed "women who are committed to one relationship, who have both premarital sex and cohabit only with the man they eventually marry, have no higher incidence of divorce than women who abstain from premarital sex and cohabitation.