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2. New York divorce law - Wikipedia

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   Despite being generally considered a liberal state, New York has a history of being conservative on issues regarding marriage; it was the last state in the country to allow no-fault divorce and still maintains a (seldom enforced) law against adultery (Penal Law § 255.17). Until 1966, adultery was the only ground of divorce; cruelty, a ground ...

3. 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.

4. Grounds for divorce (United States) - Wikipedia

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   The surveys revealed that 50% of Americans are disappointed with no-fault divorce and would like alterations to the system to make no-fault divorce more difficult. [31] A no-fault divorce is much easier to obtain than a fault divorce. [32] They save time and money plus neither party has to provide evidence. [32] A no-fault divorce also allows ...

5. What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want ...

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   In 1961, prominent NAWL member Matilda Fenberg explained the reasoning behind the group’s own proposed no-fault divorce bill and called current divorce laws “impractical and unsound.”

6. What’s behind warnings about no-fault divorce under Donald ...

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   Louisiana, which has considered eliminating no-fault divorce, was the first state to pass a "covenant marriage" law, a religion-based contract married couples can choose that makes it ...

7. The Right Aims to Turn Back the Clock on Divorce - AOL

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   Some conservatives want to bring back the problematic "fault" divorce system — while removing its protections.

8. Divorce in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The National Association of Women Lawyers was instrumental in convincing the American Bar Association to create a Family Law section in many state courts, and pushed strongly for no-fault divorce law around 1960 (cf. Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act). In 1969, California became the first U.S. state to pass a no-fault divorce law. [15]

9. Ben Carson calls for making divorce harder - AOL

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   Beginning in 1969, when then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed the first no-fault divorce law in the U.S., no-fault divorce has enabled millions of people to file to end their marriages for ...