divorce reform
Updating separation laws
Divorce reform refers to efforts to change laws governing the dissolution of marriage.
Historically, this meant liberalizing strict fault-based requirements—culminating in no-fault divorce laws that let couples split without proving wrongdoing.
More recently, some advocates push in the opposite direction, seeking to make divorce harder to obtain: The state legislature debated divorce reform that would impose waiting periods.
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- split custodyShared parental time arrangement
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- no-faultLiability without proving wrongdoing
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