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    fail for various reasons and divorces are usually filed. Unfortunately, divorce is becoming more common and normal. When a couple becomes unsatisfied in their marriage for whatever reason, they can file for a No-fault divorce. In a No-fault divorce, either one spouse or both can file and does not have to prove any fault on account of the other spouse. All the spouse needs to do is give any reason that the state honors for the divorce. When considering a No-fault divorce, it is important to first consider

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    family as well as the governmental impact on the family can become catastrophic. Two types of filings for divorce occur, fault-based divorce and no-fault divorce. Previously in the 1960s, the most common filing for divorce had been fault-based divorce. Which was the filing of divorce due to one member of the party committing an act that destroyed the marriage. The reasoning behind this type of divorce filing could be that one’s spouse has been mentally abusing the other, or a spouse has frequently abandoned

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    No Fault Theory of Divorce: Prior to 1976 Divorce only on the basis of fault theory it means marriage can be dissolved only when either party to the marriage had committed a matrimonial offence. But now Divorce can also be obtained on the basis of no fault theory, it means divorce can obtain by the mutual consent of the parties to marriage under the marriage laws (Amendment) Act, 1976. According to section 13-B (1), this sort of petition is needed to be moved jointly through the parties to marriage

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    Assignment: The four terms conceptual funnel are Deviance, informal deviance, divorce, and no fault divorce. No- fault divorce is a law made to make divorce less restraining (Nakonezny, Shull, and Rodgers 2001). This law does not require one spouse to be consider guilty and the other one to be innocent. No-Fault law acknowledges the problem of the marriage in see that the couple can no longer get alone. During no-fault divorce the couple is treated neutral. They are both responsible for child support

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    No fault divorce has allowed women and men (and more recently, same sex couples) the option to end their marriage simply because they no longer want to be married. However, this presents new legal questions which need to be answered. The courts must determine alimony, or spousal support. After a marriage, one spouse might need to support the other based on length of the marriage, difference in incomes or lost earning potential. However, determining a fair way to allocate alimony is an important

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    Benefits of a No Fault Divorce in Bohemia, New York New York recognizes both fault-based divorces and no fault divorces. In a fault-based divorce, one spouse accuses the other of some type of wrongdoing that led to the breakdown of the marriage, such as adultery. In a no fault divorce, the parties agree that their marriage is irretrievably broken and has been for a period of at least six months. Although not every couple will seek a no fault divorce, filing for a no fault divorce in Bohemia, New

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    relative advantages of filing for divorce on no-fault grounds? Are there any situations, which would justify fault-based divorce, even though the procedure for obtaining a divorce on no-fault grounds might be cheaper or easier? A no-fault grounds divorce means that no one is alleging that anyone has done anything wrong in the marriage, but rather that the couple desire to terminate their marriage because of an irretrievable brake down of the marriage. No-fault divorce grounds do not require anyone

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    other alternative lifestyles. You made a great point about the no-fault divorce law effect on marriages. According to Waite and Gallagher (2001), the impact of the no-fault divorce has caused the marriage contract to no longer be enforceable, since it only takes one person to divorce their mate at any given time. It does not matter to the no-fault divorce law which person wants the divorce nor the reason why the person wants a divorce, which this type of reasons and beliefs impedes on the natural process

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    IS IT TIME TO MOVE AWAY FROM FAULT BASED DIVORCE? The Current Divorce law The Office of National Statistics reveals that in 2012 divorce rates in England and Wales fell from 119, 589 (2010) to 117,558 (2011). Under section 3 of The Matrimonial Causes Act (TMCA) 1973, a divorce petition cannot be given until a one year period (starting on the marriage date) has been completed. In any circumstances this rule cannot be waived. However a spouse can rely on incidents such as behavior (violence/severe

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    purposefully difficult to understand. But when it comes to divorce in Arizona there are a few divorce statutes that you don’t need to worry about – the ones that talk about “grounds for divorce in Arizona.” Why is that? Every state set its own divorce laws and divorce statutes. For instance, in Arizona, you can file for divorce as long as one spouse has lived in Arizona for a minimum of 90 days. Additionally, Arizona is what is called a no fault state. That means that either spouse can assert the marriage

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