Where I am putting up, the divorce cases linger on for may be a year or may be even more in some cases.Is it the same at your place or it is quicker?

Well, I don't even know if divorce is legal here but I think it does take that long or a little shorter. By the way, Is divorce legal to all the States of America?

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Hey JamAce,

Yes, Divorce is legal throughout the United States. Further, each state must recognize a divorce granted in another state (in other words, if a person wants a divorce, they can travel to a state with "easy" divorce laws, get a divorce there and their home state must accept it).

Divorce is extremely easy in the United States. In some states, it is as easy as filling out a form, especially if it is uncontested. In most states, there is a requirement such as the person seeking the divorce must live in the state for a certain period of time. In Nevada, for example, that period of time is six weeks.

If both sides want a divorce, and if they don't fight about splitting up the joint accounts, a divorce can happen in under a month; possibly in as little as a few days. If there is a dispute (e.g. they both want the house), or if there are children involved and decisions need to be made about custody and visitation, it takes longer (sometimes much longer), but even then, it can be quick in most cases.

This is why in the US, it is said that nearly 1/2 of all marriages end in divorce. I personally suspect that the ease of divorces lead to them being so common. I also suspect that in most cases, people don't put in the effort necessary to make a marriage work, they simply get a divorce. Certainly, if there is infidelity or spousal abuse, divorce needs to be an option, but people in the US today will divorce over very silly things.

-- Jeff

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Now the number of divorce cases is increasing throughout the world. People find it very easy to get rid of their parners even after small scuffles.

I find that divorce increases as the social stigma against it decreases. In the United States, people used to remain married and work through problems because a failed marriage reflected on a person in a negative light. Today, there is almost no negative context. When people no longer want to be married, they simply file for divorce and their relationship is over (after a bit of haggling over children and money). As such, there is no social incentive to remain married, and also no social penalty for divorce.

One can probably trace this trend, in the United States, to the late 1960s and the liberal trend that swept the nation at that time. Social philosophies tended to favor doing whatever "felt good" rather than following societal mores (rules about what one should do in society). Since a person in a difficult relationship could "feel good" by simply leaving the relationship, they chose to do so in increasing amounts rather than taking the more responsible route of working things out.

-- Jeff

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Divorce is legal at most of the places, I suppose. As the life is getting more stressful for everyone everyday, people don't have any inhibitions in breaking the bond and going ahead in life.Life goes on and drags on some cases.

Divorce is not allowed in our country, only annulment. I think this is legal and that it is not easy to process everything. annulment may take years so maybe as well as divorce.

Mei,

So what does a person do in your country if they are being physically abused by their spouse? Or what if the spouse is abusing the children in the marriage (physically or even sexually)?

I am not a fan of divorce. Marriage is (to some extent) an agreement that divorce isn't an option for either party, but that agreement is based on trust. If that trust is broken in a grievous enough fashion, one or both parties may need to escape a destructive environment.

-- Jeff

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Why would your citizens put up with allowing your government to force you to stay in a marriage that you or your partner no longer desire? Seems to me, that you know better what makes you happy than any governmental or religious group. Point that out to them and take your freedom to make yourself happy back. And guard it well from those who would steal it away from you again.

I doubt if there are places where divorce is not legal. There are human rights organizations who extend all the help to those in stress. Divorce is not promoted, but when it is the only option left, then...?