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I believe u got my point I was trying to make ulike the first responder. I was trying to show a correlation between those that marry later having a better chance of success vs those who may marry earlier cause it was the next step to take in a relationship. "The Next Step" is a term I've never fully understood in dating terms, I mean as if there is a certain outline or manual for how we are to go about the dating/marrying process. But again I guess this is just another reason why there are so many external pressures and expectations on relationships these days.
Yeah I know with me being in a relative traditional Chinese culture, the idea is to get married ASAP. But this isn't 1910 anymore... its 2010 with different realities.
Like you I believe for the most part with people, as they get older they find out more about what they want and more about themselves. This leads to a greater understanding of what they are and are not willing to put up with.
As with the divorce rates and economy correlation, that points out to the fact on how much money is a factor in the success and failure of marriage...and its not to say just because you have a lot, that you'll stay together.
I've heard the same from several sources in the last 6 months. Fortunately there's a bill working it's way through congress, as well as several states, that will allow spouses to cohabitate and still be able to file for no-fault divorce. Currently the usually way the states go about it in no-fault cases is to live apart and not have sex for a year. The new laws would still have the no sex part, but you'd be able to live under the same roof at least to weather this financial storm until things pick back up. Seems reasonable too. Only question was whether or not there has to be some legal declaration at some point to initiate the year with the courts. In Maryland they call it a limited divorce, which is basically a legal separation, but currently the state still requires that separation. Haven't heard anything on the bills' progressions though.
What bill is this? I thought divorce was state by state and many states do not require a seperation period so there is no cohabitation restrictions.
Most States have both the Cohabitation & No Sex stipulation w/ regards to getting Divorced. Why a bill would need to be passed on the Fed level is beyond me I'd like to see a link to that cause that one is a little hard to swallow, cause ultimately it's a State law something the Fed has little authority over.
Now unless it's refering to couples being allowed to live in the same household as a cohab couple and one being able to be added to the others benefits like a normal married couple can, that I think may actually be what is going thru the Fed.
Again please post link to this bill on marriage on the Fed level!!
Most States have both the Cohabitation & No Sex stipulation w/ regards to getting Divorced.
There have been cases where courts pretty much force divorcing couples to remain in the same home when children are involved thru a declaration that the home is the childs primary or default domicile therefore can not be removed from the home.
A story on NPR this morning noted that divorce rates typically go down during an economic recession, due to the cost of getting divorced. When the economy picks up, you see a spike in separations/divorces, apparently.
A man isn't worth divorcing when he has no job, no equity in his house and is up to his eyeballs in debt. I can imagine the judge saying to the woman "what are you going to contribute to clean up this mess?"
Found out the federal one never made it out of committee so that's dead.
Nice face-saving. More like, it never existed in the first place. Because it's common knowledge that the federal government doesn't have the power to regulate domestic relations or divorce law. You realize, Nutz, that when you make **** up, you undermine your own credibility?
Nice face-saving. More like, it never existed in the first place. Because it's common knowledge that the federal government doesn't have the power to regulate domestic relations or divorce law. You realize, Nutz, that when you make **** up, you undermine your own credibility?
That is exactly why I asked for proof on the bill, cause the Fed as u stated for starters can't regulate Divorce as it's an unconstitutional act, plus any laws on the books regarding divorce are all on State levels, and the Fed can't govern individ States.
That is exactly why I asked for proof on the bill, cause the Fed as u stated for starters can't regulate Divorce as it's an unconstitutional act, plus any laws on the books regarding divorce are all on State levels, and the Fed can't govern individ States.
That's probably why it never made it out of committee, although the fed makes all kinds of laws that are unconstitutional and that congress has no business getting into *cough*national health care*cough*.
That's probably why it never made it out of committee, although the fed makes all kinds of laws that are unconstitutional and that congress has no business getting into *cough*national health care*cough*.
Still haven't posted a link to the BS u posted, where's it at?
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More like, it never existed in the first place. Because it's common knowledge that the federal government doesn't have the power to regulate domestic relations or divorce law. You realize, Nutz, that when you make **** up, you undermine your own credibility? 
