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2. Grounds for divorce (United States) - Wikipedia

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   In 1969-1970, California became the first state to pass a purely no-fault divorce law, i.e., one which did not offer any fault divorce grounds. [29] They chose to terminate all fault grounds for divorce and utilized single no-fault standards making divorce easier and less costly. [29]

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. How Is Debt Divided During a Divorce in Illinois? - AOL

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   Divorce involves emotional and legal challenges, including how debt gets divided. As an equitable distribution state, Illinois divides debt and assets fairly, though not always equally. The court ...

5. 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]

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

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   Though no-fault divorce was first legalized more than 50 years ago, it has long been sneered at in conservative circles, who see it as a danger to the sanctity of marriage and the concept of the ...

7. Married Women's Property Acts in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Under coverture (an English common law system), married women could not own property, control their wages, enter into contracts, and otherwise act autonomously, to their husband's authority. They also did not have control over where their children lived and husbands were assumed to have sexual access (there was no marital rape). [1] [2] [3] [4]